Literature (non-fiction): Margot O’Neill
Blind Conscience tells the stories of the people who struggled to get asylum seekers out of detention and to change government policy.
About this winner
- Year: 2009
- Level: Winner
- Award category: Media award
About the 2009 nomination
Blind Conscience tells the stories of the people who struggled to get asylum seekers out of detention and to change government policy. It looks at what was the tipping point that made both well-known and ordinary Australians decide to become involved with asylum seekers. The book is a heartfelt, moving and inspirational examination of the point when doing nothing ceases to become an option. Margot is fr Coogee, NSW.
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