24 November 2005
Refugees will give first-hand accounts of their experiences seeking asylum in Australia at a public conference to be held at Monash University this weekend.
Refugee supporters, academics, public servants and legal and medical professionals will also discuss how Australia's refugee policy has affected them individually, and Australia as a nation.
Speakers will include: refugees; Director of the Monash Centre for Population and Urban Research, Professor Bob Birrell; refugee advocate and lawyer Mr Julian Burnside QC; Monash Law Professor Bernadette McSherry; National Editor of The Age newspaper Mr Michael Gordon and Legal Coordinator of Melbourne's Asylum Resource Centre Mr Kon Karapanagiotidis.
What: Conference: Seeking Asylum in Australia 1995-2005: Experiences and Policies
When: Sunday 27 November, 9.15am -- 6.30pm
Monday 28 November, 9am -- 5pm.
Where: Link Theatre, Building S, Caulfield campus, Monash University
For more information including conference proceedings and speakers, contact Ms Robyn Anns, Media Communications, Monash University on +61 3 9905 9317 or 0417 568 781; or email Ms Jessie Taylor, jessie@thejusticeproject.com.au.
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