I caught most of this excellent documentary on SBS tonight, did anyone else see it?
SBS: A Well Founded Fear
Every year, thousands of people flee their homelands to escape war and persecution. The people who make it to Australia end up in detention centres while their claims for asylum are being processed. This can take months, if not years and can lead to a sense of profound uncertainty. The Australian Government eventually sends back asylum seekers it deems not to be refugees, and who can’t prove they have “a well-founded fear” for their safety.
What a shameful, immoral disgrace the ‘Pacific Solution’ and our immigration policy has been. One Afghan that was sent back and was part of the filming was brutally murdered just a couple of months ago.
The SMH has a video review here.
