Director Judy Rymer Staring Julian Burnside Score 6/6 Review by Tantelize Websdale Border Politics follows human rights barrister Julian Burnside as he traverses the globe examining the harsh treatment of refugees metered out by most Western democracies. Seventy years after the world constructed international conventions to ensure the horrors of World War II wouldn’t be…
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Border Politics
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Director Judy Rymer Staring Julian Burnside Score 5/6 Border Politics follows human rights barrister Julian Burnside as he traverses the globe examining the harsh treatment of refugees metered out by most Western democracies. Seventy years after the world constructed international conventions to ensure the horrors of World War II wouldn’t be repeated, Burnside finds it…
After the Apology to Open The Human Rights Arts and Film Festival
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The Human Rights Arts and Film Festival will open with the ground-breaking documentary After the Apology, which explores the skyrocketing rates of Aboriginal child removal today. After the Apology follows the story of four grandmothers challenging government policies to bring their grandkids home. Their grassroots actions spearhead a national conversation to curb the skyrocketing rates…
Border Politics to Premier at HRAF in Melbourne on May 15
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The Human Rights Arts and Film Festival will screen the world premiere of Border Politics on 15 May in Melbourne. Border Politics follows human rights barrister Julian Burnside as he crosses the globe to examine the treatment of refugees. The documentary highlights refugee and asylum seeker policies enforced in developed countries. Julian Burnside compares the…