THREAD: I have been having some of the most heartbreaking conversations of my life with men on #Manus who see the Morrison Government's reelection as a death warrant.
"When there is no hope or light in life for the individual that makes the life completely different." #auspol
These men are saying that things are extremely bad. People are despairing. My friend tells me that people are self-harming with razor blades, overdosing and attempting suicide - they have lost so much hope.
They are scared that the media have stopped reporting what's happening. He says there were multiple incidents today alone.
"No one in this world can not imagine how bad and serious is."
He asked me why the government won't accept New Zealand's offer. He says the men won't come to Australia. They only want their freedom.
Now, at the beginning of a political term, I can only hope that there is no political milage to be won by making these men suffer any more. Some of them have been on Manus for 4, 5, 6 years.
"Truly my mind is no longer function."
We have to get them off. There are good people in the Liberal Party. There are good people in the Labor Party. We need to find them and convince them that now is the time to be leaders. There are no electoral points to be won. We have to find a end this extraordinary cruelty /end
Maybe you can all help me make a list of the MPs on both sides who we know want change and ask them to call for action before we have (more) dead men on our hands. #auspol
.@LaundyCraigMP is no longer sitting but no doubt has influence with some of his former colleagues. @BroadbentMP stood with him and Julia Banks to call on the Morrison Government to show some humanity to children suffering offshore.
SA Labor Leader @PMalinauskasMP spoke out strong against indefinite detention last year. He cannot be comfortable with refugees on #Manus trying to kill themselves from fear they will never be free.
Of course @gedkearney has condemned the torture of refugees on Manus and Nauru - we need her voice in Labor calling for a united position to get these desperate people off Manus and resettled.
I didn't realise that @MarisePayne backed a move for legislation in 2005 that would cap detention at 90 days. How tragic that the indefinite torture of these people has continued for another 14 years. Surely it must end.
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Labor's @LindaBurneyMP does not support indefinite detention and I am sure could not tolerate the anguish that these men are currently enduring
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