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As the full omnishambles of both the Government’s and the Opposition’s asylum seeker policies is revealed, it seems the answer was there, right in front of us, all the time.
Refugees just needed to absorb one tiny bit of Australian culture. The redneck motto: Go back to where you came from.
A study has revealed most Sudanese refugees want to go home, some temporarily and some permanently.
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Emmanuel Jal was around seven years old when he was recruited as a soldier for the Sudanese Liberation Army. He’s now become a hit musician. But how did he get from one to the other? He explained his story to The Punch.
Can you describe for us how you were recruited to the Sudanese Liberation Army, and how you felt at the time?
I was 7 years old and I had been sent to a refugee camp in Ethiopia by my father to receive schooling and to leave the war behind. Whilst I was at the camp, under the UN’s nose SPLA commanders were rallying the children and young people together.
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subotic says:
@John, wow, I think I’ve finally found someone who trumps Cathy O’Brien or David Icke in the totally delusional stakes. All you need to do now is confirm your belief in CIA sponsored underground reptilian aliens who secretly control the planet and you get the prize mate. Trance-Formation, MK-Ultra or… Read more »
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stephen says:
Hip-hop and rap is not music ; it’s an excuse for the nervous and vacant to appear busy, and at the same time, wear tatoos and drug-manufacturing t-shirts, whilst crapping on about societ’ys inclusiveness. Read more »
Last week, Australia accepted Mr Ibrahim Bushra Mohamed Ali as the Sudanese Ambassador to Australia.
The acceptance has been made in spite of the current crisis in Darfur, which is alleged to have been fuelled by the Khartoum government, and without apparent consideration of Australian Darfuris.
This move has distressed members of the local Darfuri community because of the legitimacy it affords Khartoum and out of fear for their own safety.
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Sash says:
Fantastic article Joe, definitely a topic that needs more publicity Read more »
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Lauryn says:
The dangers faced by these people were gravely serious, not something to be downplayed. Also, calling it a ‘holiday’ is somewhat misguided. I know that if my family was left behind, and I hadn’t seen them for years, I would want to see them: this does not mean the dangers/risks… Read more »
Note: While technically this piece qualifies as nepotism I am sick of writing about the election and Uncle Ken is a top bloke who has done a great thing.
Furniture is not commonly associated with politics. Bob Geldof did not try to feed the world with a chair.
My Uncle Ken Pfitzner is a gifted Adelaide cabinetmaker who spent a life-changing year of his adolescence travelling through Africa where, among other things, he was memorably attacked by a baboon.
Since then he has led a quieter life creating and restoring amazing pieces of furniture from his shambolic workshop in Edwardstown.
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Chris Mansell says:
Well done, Penberthy, you & your uncle Ken. This made a refeshing change from your standard, reactionary, right-wing drivel & yes, I think most of us have had enough of the election & its aftermath - although I hold hope for a new, improved democracy, better connected with the real… Read more »
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Ripa says:
Good on you Penbo, im an enthusiastic woodworker, and your uncles piece gets a 2 thumbs up. marketry? inlay? exotic woods? i want more pictures man more pictures ok? ok? I hope he raises a fortune. Read more »
In the warring African nation of Sudan, where Australia has a deployment of 10 Federal Police officers and 15 Defence Forces specialists connected to the UNMIS (United Nations Mission In Sudan) operation, the story of one brave woman standing up against a brutal, medieval government led by a president wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity has been reported around the world.
And quite rightly so. For the woman at the centre of this vile affair - journalist Lubna Hussein, a former UN employee - is seeking to draw attention to one of the more absurd and extreme edicts of the Islamist Sudanese government, and for her determination, she faces the frightening prospect of a public flogging.
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Cuppa says:
Well said Michael.Very well said.I agree with you 100%(as does every Australian i know) Read more »
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Michael says:
Yes Dan I have, and I’ve come to my conclusion about Muslims in Australia, I was open minded to begin with, but at the end of the day to them I live a life of incredible sin, and in their home lands I would be killed, so don’t tell me… Read more »
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