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Nazi War Criminals Still Fight to Avoid Facing Justice

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By Mel O’Brien

I realise that criminals of any kind want to get away with their crimes, want to avoid facing justice and punishment. But sometimes I do wonder why, after all these years, some Nazi war criminals Charles Zentaicannot simply admit to their crimes and bring some peace to the families of victims of crimes committed over 60 years ago. I have previously written of the recent push to bring Nazi war criminals to justice. Two extraditions are currently in play, in the US and Australia. Continue reading →

Update on Australia’s refugee policy

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By Mel O’Brien

A month ago I wrote about the positive progress of the Australian government under Kevin Rudd. I mentioned in particular the changes the Rudd government has made to refugee policy, but still recognised the need to address the issue of mandatory detention of refugees. Well, the government was listening! This week Chris Evans, the federal Minister for Immigration and Citizenship made a speech at the Australian National University in Canberra outlining the government’s ‘New Directions in Detention- Restoring Integrity to Australia’s Immigration System’. Continue reading →