Detainees Revisited

Refugees and asylum-seekers are still languishing in Australian prisons. But change is in the offing.

There are signs that the Prime Minister, John Howard, might yield a little bit to the opposition forces from within his own party and initiate a change of policy direction.

He might even consider a plan by the rebel MPs to release long-term detainees; including women and children from Australia’s immigration detention centres.


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