The Australian of today (Monday 10 August 2020) comments on submissions made to the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee Inquiry into issues facing diaspora communities in Australia, including on submission I have made as Chair of Australian Multicultural Council (AMC).

It quotes, from our submission, that it is the responsibility of the government to “protect refugee communities from attacks on them by the agents of foreign governments”. If further quotes: “The relationship between the countries of origin and refugee communities in Australia may be tense on occasions…”. “It is important to allow refugee communities to challenge, within Australian law, the human rights abuse abroad and their actions to advance democratic institutions in their country of origin.”

For more about the Inquiry, see: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Foreign_Affairs_Defence_and_Trade/Diasporacommunities/Submissions

My best congratulations to Elaine Pearson, Director Australia of Human Rights Watch on her opinion piece titled: “Critical test of academic freedom for Australian universities” – see: https://www.smh.com.au/national/critical-test-of-academic-freedom-for-australian-universities-20200804-p55iec.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
Well done, Elaine.