The Tampa Affair, Children Overboard & Australia’s Hardline Asylum Seeker Policy

The Tampa Affair, Children Overboard & Australia’s Hardline Asylum Seeker Policy

Twenty years ago, in August 2001, a fishing vessel in distress became a catalyst for Australia’s offshore processing regime and hardline border protection measures. The Tampa Affair On August 24, 2001, a Norwegian cargo ship, the MV Tampa, was en route from Fremantle to Singapore. It answered a call from the Australian Coast Guard to…

Good Intentions Are Not Enough: Donor-Centred Fundraising and Refugee Trauma

Good Intentions Are Not Enough: Donor-Centred Fundraising and Refugee Trauma

Refugee advocates in Canada, Australia and elsewhere, eager to help people to safety, often start crowdfunding pages that reveal intimate details of a refugee’s trauma, their real name and contact details. As my involvement with refugee sponsorship has grown significantly, I’ve learned that these well-meaning intentions are not only ineffective for those who want to be privately sponsored, but also harmful.

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