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Please desex your cats, and keep them indoors if you can. This evening I found the body of one of our street cats, Twoberry, a little girl. I think she was killed by a car on its way to work this morning, probably in the dark. The driver had the decency to put her on the side of the road. Bless the Uber driver who helped me take her to the vet. Bless Castle Hill vets for taking care of her at no charge. And bless her twin, Blueberry, one of our regulars at feeding time. In fact thought the little body was Blueberry until I looked up and saw her staring at me, wondering where her supper was. Please keep your cats indoors if you can, safe from traffic. And please desex your cats. No kitten should live hungry, cold, afraid, and briefly.
Oct. 16th, 2018
I've been very unwell for a couple of months. I'm so far behind on posting refugee updates that it's hard to imagine catching up completely. But let's see if I can't start with some of the more positive news.
Offshore detention case to be brought to UN against Australian Government as families hope for reunion (ABC, 216 October 2018) The Human Rights Law Centre argues that separating families is illegal under international law.
Manus Island refugees and asylum seekers petition PNG chief justice over 'unfair' delay (GA, 3 October 2018). "Crucial judgment could allow group to seek compensation and the chance to be resettled in other countries."
'The sky doesn't fall in': refugees integrate well in Australia, survey finds (GA, 14 August 2018). "Contrary to recent comments from the multicultural affairs minister, Alan Tudge, that migrants who reside together “largely communicate in their mother tongue [and] are slower integrating”, the research found that refugees were welcomed by their new communities, found it “easy” to get along, and felt a strong sense of belonging to their new homes."
The project Pauline Hanson called a ‘disgrace’ just proved her wrong (GA, 3 August 2018). "Extremists claimed that Syrian refugees would increase crime and fear in Eltham. The opposite happened."
Meanwhile Up Over: Trump Administration Rejects Study Showing Positive Impact of Refugees (New York Times, 18 September 2018). "[A] study by the Department of Health and Human Services that found that refugees brought in $63 billion more in government revenues over the past decade than they cost."
Offshore detention case to be brought to UN against Australian Government as families hope for reunion (ABC, 216 October 2018) The Human Rights Law Centre argues that separating families is illegal under international law.
Manus Island refugees and asylum seekers petition PNG chief justice over 'unfair' delay (GA, 3 October 2018). "Crucial judgment could allow group to seek compensation and the chance to be resettled in other countries."
'The sky doesn't fall in': refugees integrate well in Australia, survey finds (GA, 14 August 2018). "Contrary to recent comments from the multicultural affairs minister, Alan Tudge, that migrants who reside together “largely communicate in their mother tongue [and] are slower integrating”, the research found that refugees were welcomed by their new communities, found it “easy” to get along, and felt a strong sense of belonging to their new homes."
The project Pauline Hanson called a ‘disgrace’ just proved her wrong (GA, 3 August 2018). "Extremists claimed that Syrian refugees would increase crime and fear in Eltham. The opposite happened."
Meanwhile Up Over: Trump Administration Rejects Study Showing Positive Impact of Refugees (New York Times, 18 September 2018). "[A] study by the Department of Health and Human Services that found that refugees brought in $63 billion more in government revenues over the past decade than they cost."