02380nam a2200337 a 4500 ebr10351552 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 090116s2008 at s 001 0 eng 2009367188 9780868408538 (pbk.) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)646875732 u-at--- HV640.4.A78 O64 2008eb 362.870994 22 O'Neill, Margot. Blind conscience [electronic resource] / Margot O'Neill. Sydney : New South Wales, 2008. 286 p. Includes index. "Mandatory detention of asylum-seekers has been a prominent public issue for almost a decade. It has provoked shame and anger across society, been manipulated politically by all sides and has prompted many to become actively involved in campaigns in support of asylum-seekers. The government's recent response to the crisis precipitated by the arrivial of the West Papuans and the widespread protest that followed show that the refugee crisis is not over. Nevertheless the prospects for incarcerated asylum-seekers have improved markedly since the intervention of Petro Georgeiou and other federal Liberal backbenchers. This shift and the time that has passed since the Tampa incident, children overboard and near saturation coverage of individual asylum-seekers provide the opportunity for some reflection. Margot O'Neill has covered many angles of the story herself, but writes now about the way Australian society at large was affected. She uses individuals - activists, psychiatrists, lawyers, politicians, prison guards - with direct experience to tell the broader story. This gives the book a strong narrative drive and a powerful emotional charge."--Provided by publisher. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Refugees Government policy Australia. Refugees Social aspects Australia. Refugees Australia Public opinion. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10351552 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 45940 45940