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this mail to let inform that the news Ben Moretti has spread out on Nettime have been heard at least in Italy. I sent a mail to one of the major left-wing newspaper and they're the only one to have published the new-after a couple of days. this is the address: It is written in Italian but is about the protest in australia. http://www.unita.it/index.asp?sezione_cod=HP >An update on the refugee situation in Australia > >[1] Protests grow >[2] Wimpy Labour Party changing tack >[3] Spare room for refugees >[4] Right-wing Australian government trying to silence media over >detention centres > >[1] Protests grow > >http://www.abc.net.au/news/australia/nsw/metnsw-27jan2002-12.htm > >> Protesters gather at Villawood to support asylum seekers >> >> A large protest is underway outside the Villawood Detention Centre in >> Sydney's west. >> >> More than 150 protesters have gathered to voice their anger at mandatory >> detention. >> >> The protesters are also supporting hunger strikers in South Australia's >> Woomera Detention Centre. >> >> Sister Susan Connelly, from the Catholic Mary McKillop Foundation, told >> the crowd what she finds hardest to accept is the criminalisation of >> asylum seekers. >> >> "I believe that one of the worst aspects of the current asylum seeker >> debate is the obliteration of the human identity of the people in >> detention," she said. > >[2] Wimpy Labour Party changing tack > >Naturally the ALP is changing its position on this issue once the >election is over and there are no longer any votes in it for them. > >http://www.smh.com.au/news/0201/27/national/national1.html > >> Labor leader Simon Crean has also ended the bipartisan policy on the >> detention of refugees, calling for the immediate release of all >> children and their mothers held in centres. >> >> In an Australia Day address in Brisbane yesterday, Mr Crean said the >> nation could show compassion when dealing with asylum seekers without >> being seen as a "soft touch". >> >> "Australians are becoming increasingly distressed with the plight of >> the children in detention," he said. >> "One of the principles the Labor Party holds dear is that, regardless >> of their family background, all children should have the chance to be >> happy and healthy and get a good education. It's a principle we must be >> big enough to extend to the children currently held in detention. Their >> plight is not their fault." >> >> Mr Crean wants unaccompanied children seeking refugee status to be >> released immediately into foster care, while other children and their >> mothers should be supervised in housing in the community. > > >[3] Spare room for refugees > > From a friend Reginaldo: > >> www.spareroomsforrefugees.com >> >> This is the name of a website run by Julian Burnside and Kate Durham. >> >> Julian is a barrister in Melbourne who was involved in the Tampa case >> last >> year...trying to have the Tampa people land and claim refugee status. >> >> He and his partner have established a network to either provide private >> housing for "official" refugees in Melbourne & Sydney... >> >> The site gives details of how one can help. I don't know if the scheme >> has >> spread to Adelaide... >> >> They also publish names & addresses of some asylum seeker detainees in >> the >> various centres: Maribyrnong in Melbourne, Woomera, Port Hedland, >> Perth... >> and suggest that you write to one of them and remind them that not all >> Australians line up with Howard and Ruddock. Also phonecards are >> requested, >> as they are vital for telephone use in all detention centres. Except >> Woomera, where they are banned! >> >> I was inspired to read about all these efforts to help. I'll start >> writing >> tonight... > >Can I humbly request that Nettime-L readers of this consider writing to >these people. Readers in Australia may want to consider sending phone >cards. > > >[4] Right-wing Australian government trying to silence media over >detention centres > >The right wing Australian government is now attempting to prevent or >restrict the access of media to the detention centre (ie: concentration >camp) at Woomera in South Australia. > >See: > >http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,3665545%255E1702,00.html > >Also > >http://www.abc.net.au/news/2002/01/item20020127121525_1.htm > >> Journalist arrested >> >> Meanwhile, the Democrats have attacked the government over the arrest >> of an ABC journalist as the media were ordered to move 200 metres back >> from where they had been situated at Woomera for eight days. >> >> During the relocation last night, Natalie Larkins was arrested for >> failing to leave Commonwealth property. >> Democrats Immigration spokesman Andrew Bartlett says the government had >> previously been eager to show the media the damage done during last >> year's riots in the centre. >> >> "But when there's actually people wanting to voice their concerns in a >> more peaceful way the government is keeping the media out and obviously >> arresting anyone who even tries to get closer details of what's >> actually happening," Senator Bartlett said. >> >> "I think that's symptomatic of the way the government's been treating >> this problem basically trying to keep the facts away from the public." >> >> However the Immigration Department denies it gave any directive to have >> the media moved. >> The ABC's director of news and current affairs, Max Uechtritz, says the >> broadcaster will vigorously defend the charge brought against Natalie >> Larkins. > >-- >ben moretti >mailto:bmoretti@chariot.net.au >http://www.chariot.net.au/~bmoretti > > > ># distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission ># <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, ># collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets ># more info: majordomo@bbs.thing.net and "info nettime-l" in the msg body ># archive: http://www.nettime.org contact: nettime@bbs.thing.net _______________________________________________ Nettime-bold mailing list Nettime-bold@nettime.org http://amsterdam.nettime.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nettime-bold