John Menadue

Refugee success

In recent years we have been getting a diet designed to diminish, denigrate and demonise asylum-seekers and refugees.

We have lost a sense of proportion and the enormous contribution which refugees have made to this country.

I have set out below links to information and articles which describe the remarkable way in which we have accepted refugees in the past and the way that they have helped build Australia. It is a thrilling story. These links are provided courtesy of the Refugee Council of Australia. Some of the information may be a few years old but the stories are current. John Menadue

 

http:// refugeecouncil.org.au/r/rpt/2010-Contributions.pdf 

http:// www.theage.com.au/executive-style/strive/they-came-they-conquered-20130419-2i4wf.html   

http://www.21stcenturynews.com.au/refugees-great-australian-entrepreneurs/

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John Menadue

John Menadue is the Founder and Editor in Chief of Pearls and Irritations. He was formerly Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet under Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser, Ambassador to Japan, Secretary of the Department of Immigration and CEO of Qantas.

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