Borderline: Australia's Response to Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the Wake of the TampaBorderline was first published in April 2001, and immediately received widespread acclaim for its authority, its humanity, its passion and its fundamental honesty. The second edition includes much new testimony from professionals who have worked inside Australias immigration detention system and who now feel compelled to speak out about their experiences. |
Contents
The new peril | 9 |
Water in the desert | 35 |
Salt in the wounds | 62 |
The minister for misery | 100 |
In the wake of the Tampa | 121 |
A credible process | 142 |
A safe haven? | 176 |
The absent embrace | 192 |
The neverending story | 210 |
Compassion is a vice | 230 |
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Common terms and phrases
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References to this book
Rejecting Refugees: Political Asylum in the 21st Century Carol Bohmer,Amy Shuman No preview available - 2008 |
NGOs as Advocates for Development in a Globalising World Barbara Rugendyke No preview available - 2007 |