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Saw Rosie Batty taking the government to task about conditions for women and children in the refugee centres, be interesting to see what happens there.
Someone the Government listens to needs to do something. Abbott simply stopped all official Government reporting on boat refugees and the detention centres under some bullshit "on water matters," slogan. Turnbull has done nothing about it yet, but from what we hear those concentration camps need to be closed. I see no reason why the Australian Government is sanctioning torture for people who fled war and death to try and find a new life. One thing Abbott was good at was repeating 3 word slogans until they became gospel. I'd challenge anyone in this country to list an actual achieved policy outcome without automatically spewing the 3 word slogan that goes with it.
I know there are some Human Rights lawyers who are trying to have Morrison and Abbott hauled before the Hague for crimes against humanity for their treatment of refugees. Just last week a Special Rapporteur cancelled a planned trip to Australia, Nauru and Manus Island after he found out anyone who talks to him about the treatment of refugees can face up to 2 years in prison and the Government refused to give him an official guarantee they people who spoke to him would be protected from the new legislation.
Australia turned down a very dark road when Abbott became PM. With Turnbull it's a wait and see. He is refusing to change policies for the most part so at the moment it's the same Government with a leader who has had elocution lessons.
Hopefully the new guy is better.
To be honest, Abbott seemed like a crazy anachronism.
