WL Aus 49

Workers' Liberty #49

Submitted on 7 December, 2010 - 21:27

Australia’s shame: second asylum seeker suicide in two months

Submitted on 7 December, 2010 - 20:26

Author:

Lynn Smith

An Iraqi asylum seeker, Ahmad, committed suicide at Villawood detention centre on Monday November 15.
Fellow detainees found the man hanging in a bathroom and took him down. It took 45 minutes for an ambulance to arrive.

Union organisation for backpackers!

Submitted on 28 November, 2010 - 21:05

Author:

Hannah Thompson

Australia makes up for its relatively liberal immigration laws in several ways.

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