Crikey asked some refugees what the passage of the detention debt abolition bill means to them.
Detainees
Hu and 420 others: Aussies on the beermat
As the PM issues soundbites over China’s detention of Rio Tinto executive Stern Hu, Crikey thought it pertinent to cast an eye over other, less prominent, Australians languishing in overseas gulags.
Former detainee: debt a reminder of trauma and tragedy
As the detention debt bill continues to be debated in the House, a former detainee tells Sophie Black what an outstanding debt of $161,000 means to them.
Let’s not forget Gitmo
Once upon a time Australian journalists, politicans and lawyers were outraged by the treatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay. But now that both Hicks and Habib are safely back in Australia, Gitmo has lost its sex appeal as an issue in this country.
