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This piece of deterrence propaganda depicts a young man in Afghanistan becoming fed up with his gruelling - but essentially - safe life as a car mechanic. With thoughts of greener pastures, he decides to make the dangerous journey towards Australia, overland and over sea, only to be intercepted by the intimidating Australian navy and herded to a camp on the small island nation of Nauru. It ends with images of the weeping man thinking wistfully of home. The moral of the story is, dont come to Australia, especially by boat. .... The illustrated novel released by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, with its images of a young man depressed and trapped in detention, is a cruel and pointless deterrent. It is however a useful fable for why Australia needs to change its policy. After all, what would the moral of the story be if the protagonist was not a slightly overworked mechanic, but a person fleeing torture or death? aljazeera/indepth/opinion/2014/02/australia-deterrence-propagand-2014222115146433191.html
Posted on: Fri, 28 Feb 2014 16:48:01 +0000

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