Kurdish-Iranian activist, author and film producer Behrouz Boochani discusses聽his latest book聽and Australia's refugee detention regime.
refugee policy
At the recent Victorian Labor state conference, the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMMEU) delegation and the Australian Workers鈥 Union (AWU), Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association (SDA) and Labor鈥檚 Right faction to close the conference early. That meant that a range of good motions, including for a Shorten government to close the offshore detention centres, were not debated. Union leader John Setka didn't think this was a problem but others, including rank-and-file CFMMEU members, do.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, has used speeches to the UN General Assembly and US President Barack Obama鈥檚 leaders鈥 summit on refugees to push Australia鈥檚 鈥渃ompassionate humanitarian鈥 solutions to the worldwide refugee crisis.
Yes, the country strongly criticised in numerous UNHCR and Amnesty International reports is using the UN General Assembly to proclaim itself a leader in 鈥渃ompassionate鈥 refugee solutions.
Turnbull is using this 鈥渟olution鈥 as the cornerstone of a bid for Australia to sit on the UN Human Rights Council.