John Menadue. The death of Aylan Kurdi may not have been in vain.

September 6, 2015

In the last week our media has been extensively covering the plight of Syrian and Iraqi refugees fleeing into Europe. Their reception has been mixed but the governments of Germany and Austria, and their people, have been extending help and kindness. I have posted three blogs in recent days on these issues: Mother Merkel and 800,000 refugees; Suffer the little children; Syrian and Iraqi refugees – a time for a bipartisan and community response (Arja Keski-Nummi and Josef Szwarc). In response we are seeing the generosity and concern of many Australians. Premier Baird in NSW said ‘We...