Sudanese under attack in Australia
Australia's Immigration Minister, Kevin Andrews, recently made a baseless attack on Sudanese refugees here, claiming they have trouble integrating into Australian society and are responsible for gang violence. These claims are false, but with an election coming up, the government's obviously returning to a successful past tactic for scaring up votes: bashing refugees.
I've made a posting about this over at debunkingwhite; here, I'm going to post a collection of links about the issue. I'll add more as I find them.
28 Sep: Mum's grief at bashing
29 Sep: Liep Gony's family fled war in Sudan
2 Oct: Minister cuts African refugee intake
3 Oct: Andrews defends African refugee reduction
4 Oct: Andrews' press release on the issue.
5 Oct: Pauline Hanson backs Kevin Andrews on migrants
5 Oct: MPs challenge Andrews on Sudanese
7 Oct: Has the gatekeeper turned card dealer? An op-ed analyses Andrews' blunder.
8 Oct: Media Watch debunks seriously false news reports about "Sudanese gang violence".
10 Oct: Murder 'shame on entire community' "It is very sad and troubling that we are still losing lives in a country where we come in the hope that our people will be safe. It causes shame on the entire Australian community when the death is under such circumstances."
10 Oct: Minister blamed for attack on African teen
10 Oct: Immigration Minister's allegations on African refugees are unfounded and unsubstantiated: African Think Tank lines up the facts.
11 Oct: Andrews unbowed, Sudanese tensions brew
11 Oct: Sudanese 'living in fear' since Andrews slur
11 Oct: Community's anger spills over
12 Oct: Victoria police officers' Sudanese experience helps to bridge a cultural divide
15 Oct: Calls for Kevin Andrews to clarify racist claims
31 Oct: Andrews tempers integration remarks, Sudanese group says
See also the Refugee Council of Australia site, and the timeline of events at the Illusive Mind blog.
I've made a posting about this over at debunkingwhite; here, I'm going to post a collection of links about the issue. I'll add more as I find them.
28 Sep: Mum's grief at bashing
29 Sep: Liep Gony's family fled war in Sudan
2 Oct: Minister cuts African refugee intake
3 Oct: Andrews defends African refugee reduction
4 Oct: Andrews' press release on the issue.
5 Oct: Pauline Hanson backs Kevin Andrews on migrants
5 Oct: MPs challenge Andrews on Sudanese
7 Oct: Has the gatekeeper turned card dealer? An op-ed analyses Andrews' blunder.
8 Oct: Media Watch debunks seriously false news reports about "Sudanese gang violence".
10 Oct: Murder 'shame on entire community' "It is very sad and troubling that we are still losing lives in a country where we come in the hope that our people will be safe. It causes shame on the entire Australian community when the death is under such circumstances."
10 Oct: Minister blamed for attack on African teen
10 Oct: Immigration Minister's allegations on African refugees are unfounded and unsubstantiated: African Think Tank lines up the facts.
11 Oct: Andrews unbowed, Sudanese tensions brew
11 Oct: Sudanese 'living in fear' since Andrews slur
11 Oct: Community's anger spills over
12 Oct: Victoria police officers' Sudanese experience helps to bridge a cultural divide
15 Oct: Calls for Kevin Andrews to clarify racist claims
31 Oct: Andrews tempers integration remarks, Sudanese group says
See also the Refugee Council of Australia site, and the timeline of events at the Illusive Mind blog.