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16.01.2022 In our latest story we catch up with Niki to hear about her recent activism - and why she's not so sure she should be doing it anymore. Read her story here: http://opencity.org.au/story/the-reluctant-activist

16.01.2022 Our latest story sees us return to Suriyan, President of the Darebin Ethnic Communities Council. He talks about the challenges of raising his (half Tamil, half English) children. "I shouted at my daughter and of course that gave me an opportunity to explain: ‘These are sacred items for Hindus and you can’t put it on the floor.’ She said, ‘Appa, I’m sorry I didn’t realise it.’ ... Then I took her to the temple, just to show her."

15.01.2022 In our latest story, "The Range of Human Emotion" we reconnect with Sara. We visit Sara in her new home, meet her new friends and hear about her first few months in Australia. "When I was in detention centre I was thinking, as soon as I come to community everything’s finished, my life will be whole, changed, everything will be settled. All the things I never had in my life, freedom everything will be granted to me. It wasn’t like that. The first three months was hell."... Read the full story here: http://opencity.org.au/story/the-range-of-human-emotion

11.01.2022 "When I first left Iran it was really hard for me to say goodbye to my family and my friends. I saw my dad was crying for the first time in my life. In our latest story we delve deeper into Arash's journey, and he shares the reasons why he had to flee from Iran.

05.01.2022 "The passage of the migration and maritime powers legislation amendment... has given the immigration minister, while he holds that job, unprecedented, unchallengeable, and secret powers to control the lives of asylum seekers. No other minister, not the prime minister, not the foreign minister, not the attorney-general, has the same unchecked control over the lives of other people."