Peter Ross <Peter.Ross@bogen.in-berlin.de> wrote:
Probably time to change the "media climate".
Yes, indeed, and that may have a chance of altering public attitudes.
At least The Age starts to print clear messages: --- http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/political-news/nauru-a-breach-of-rights-201...
Nauru a 'breach' of rights
THE indefinite detention of asylum seekers on Nauru is ''an egregious breach of international human rights law'', says the Gillard government's hand-picked human rights commissioner, Gillian Triggs.
In whose course I had the privilege of studying international law. This is completely non-partisan advice from a supremely accomplished scholar who has an encyclopedic knowledge of international law, including, no doubt, that pertaining to refugees. While there will be certainly other lawyers who disagree, this opinion will rightly carry great weight in the international legal community and merits respect on all sides of the political dispute.