The asylum seeker debate. It’s the hot potato of Aussie politics.
The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) brings you The Hot Potato tour – a project designed to take the heat out of the conversation and debunk myths about asylum seekers.
The asylum seeker issue has been an Australian political Hot Potato for as long as we can remember. Passed from one politician to another, who seem to manipulate the facts to score points, and not actually solve the problem.
The issue is now so hot, that everyone in Australia seems to have an opinion. So we thought it was time to get the conversation out in the open and see if we can cool the heat down.
The tour aims to cool a highly politicised debate with cold, hard facts. Along the way, we will meet a diverse range of communities and electorates, share the facts and allow people to change their minds for themselves.
It’s a first of its kind in Australia – and we hope you will join us.
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