02380nam a2200337 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020002500112040002100137035002100158043001200179050002800191082001900219100002100238245006300259260003800322300001100360500002000371520118400391533015201575650004401727650004101771650004101812655002901853710001701882856012601899999001702025ebr10351552CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||090116s2008    at      s     001 0 eng    z  2009367188  z9780868408538 (pbk.)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)646875732  au-at---14aHV640.4.A78bO64 2008eb04a362.8709942221 aO'Neill, Margot.10aBlind conscienceh[electronic resource] /cMargot O'Neill.  aSydney :bNew South Wales,c2008.  a286 p.  aIncludes index.  a"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.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2013.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aRefugeesxGovernment policyzAustralia. 0aRefugeesxSocial aspectszAustralia. 0aRefugeeszAustraliaxPublic opinion. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10351552zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c45940d45940