http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/steve-georganas/ Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. en Copyright 2013 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:00:10 +0000 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:00:10 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/a-pollies-plea-to-both-sides-break-the-deadlock-on-boats/ Last weekend, a horrible thing happened, and something beautiful did too. First, we watched the terrible sequel to last year’s asylum boat tragedy on Christmas Island. 17 bodies, up to 90 feared dead. Then, thousands of people across Australia went for a walk. From Perth to Sydney, Adelaide to Darwin, Hobart to Rockhampton, in Melbourne, Newcastle, Fremantle, Brisbane, Canberra, and Toowamba - they went for a stroll. They walked through their cities, through their local parks, to gather and at local places of significance. They were migrants, they were refugees, they were international students. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Steve Georganas) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/a-pollies-plea-to-both-sides-break-the-deadlock-on-boats/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/a-pollies-plea-to-both-sides-break-the-deadlock-on-boats/#item8831 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 20:00:26 +0000 Steve Georganas | Author bios | The Punch