Have Australians Lost Empathy for Refugees?

How do negative attitudes toward refugees and asylum seekers reflect themselves in government policy? And do they also drown out stories of positive contributions migrants make in our communities? Archie Law is Humanitarian Director of Save the Children Australia and Chair of The Sydney Peace Foundation. He spoke last week with Friday Daily Host Sean Britten about the work of the Foundation, and about our perceptions of refugees…

Archie Law will be one of the speakers at  Macquarie University’s The Sweetest Memory High Tea on World Refugee Day, 2:30 on June 20th. For more info on The Sweetest Memory visit the Macquarie Uni Events Webpage.