Yearning to Breathe Free: Seeking Asylum in AustraliaDean Lusher, Nick Haslam "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free ..." How has Australia risen to Emma Lazarus' great challenge? This overview of the historical, social and political contexts that have shaped Australia's recent treatment of asylum seekers offers a clear-eyed view of the many dimensions of the asylum seeker predicament, including its psychological and humanitarian consequences, and lays out an agenda for change in policy. Sir Gustav Nossal, the Rt Hon. Malcolm Fraser, Senator Lyn Allison, Phillip Adams, Professor Stuart MacIntyre, and Lindsay Tanner MP introduce the six sections. Julian Burnside QC, Dr Carmen Lawrence, Peter Mares, Pamela Curr, Michael Clyne, Linda Briskman, Derrick Silove, Michael Gordon, Arnold Zable and David Manne are among the contributors to the 20 chapters. Yearning to Breathe Free is a passionate but informed work that is multi-faceted, thought-provoking, and ultimately hopeful. All royalties for this book go to the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre. |
Contents
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Been there done that? | 21 |
asylum seekers and elections | 35 |
Introduction Lyn Allison | 50 |
Perilous journeys | 64 |
The Pacific Solution | 75 |
Introduction Malcolm Fraser | 88 |
The impact of immigration detention on the mental | 100 |
Introduction Sir Gustav Nossal | 134 |
Supporters of asylum seekers | 145 |
Introduction Phillip Adams | 170 |
The news medias representation of asylum seekers | 183 |
Words excusing exclusion of asylum seekers | 198 |
Introduction Lindsay Tanner | 220 |
The need for a uniform communitybased reception | 236 |
Australias refugee policy | 248 |
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