On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 09:21:36 +1000, John Maynard passed on the quote: >What the public knows depends all too often on what part of the truth our >governments choose to tell.
By some strange coincidence, yesterday I received a form letter and brochure from Amanda Vanstone, because 'I know you are interested in Australia's response to refugees'. No doubt many on the list received the same. The letter contained the following: 'Australia does a great job of the resettlement process. We should not allow the debate about failed asylum seekers who arrived unauthorised by boats to detract from Australia's generous and compassionate refugee program.' A week or so ago we received a glossy newsletter from our local member. In it he gave the 'results' of a survey he conducted last year on how the government was doing. Naturally there was no mention of the strong opposition some of us expressed to the govt's refugee policies. Instead, he said that people were grateful for the govt's strong stand on border protection. In a private meeting in May 2002 he told me what a superb refugee assessment process the govt had in place - which I strongly refuted on good evidence. On several occasions he has commended me on the research I've done, and yet continues to perpetuate the myths. Self-interest takes precedence over social justice. Sue Sue Bolton Sydney, Australia ------------------------------------------------------ - You are subscribed to the mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the message body 'unsubscribe insights-l' (ell, not one (1)) See: http://nsw.uca.org.au/insights-l-information.htm ------------------------------------------------------
