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charlou 25th January 2012, 03:10 AM Such a simple and seemingly obvious and sensible approach, one would think.
Charlie Teo has called for more acceptance of refugees and a recognition of racism in this country in the Australia Day address he delivered tonight.
The well known brain surgeon detailed his experiences of the "hidden and sometimes overt" racism in Australia, and argued that the government should consider taking a bipartisan approach to refugees.
"Both sides of the political fence are floundering," Dr Teo said. "I believe Australia has a moral and social obligation to demonstrate a higher level of kindness ... to refugees," he said.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/national/teos-message-to-australia-be-kinder-to-refugees-20120123-1qdnl.html#ixzz1kR4saJcN Hermit 25th January 2012, 05:34 AM Such a simple and seemingly obvious and sensible approach, one would think.
...and so difficult to implement. Many people are not aware how i...