Julian Burnside

@JulianBurnside

Barrister, human rights activist, supporter of the arts. Not a member of any political party. If I ignore a tweet it does not mean I agree with it

Melbourne, Australia
Joined October 2010

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  1. The solution? Shut down offshore processing; bring them here. Aus is big; Nauru is smaller than Tullamarine airport

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  2. Emotional trials of a polymath New opera by Mary Finsterer gets a dazzling review in Sydney Festival

  3. Tell me what I have said; show me it's wrong and I will apologise

  4. It's not hearsay: it's a firsthand account. Sorry if it disturbs your complacent satisfaction with this hopeless, unprincipled government

  5. standing up and advocating for people without a voice is one of the hardest things to do.

  6. Great news. The Egyptian Govt has just approved my impulsive purchase of this beauty

  7. So ministers are so overpaid they can now "impulse purchase" $700k apartments. Sack them all!

  8. 43 minutes on hold with and I was hung up on. Shame on you. I don't have time to call again.

  9. Well she would say that, wouldn't she?

  10. Oh look, darling. That's a nice flat. Lucky we're here and we've got a lazy $800k.

  11. Is that the best you can say? Do you seriously think a source could agree to be identified?

  12. Yep another way for Australia to say they are not our responsibility. These people running this show are no slouches. Just bastards.

  13. Here's what's going on in Manus with the dodgy US deal. A first-hand account

  14. The shabby trick involved in the dodgy US refugee deal is now emerging:

  15. Your capacity to leap to a conclusion unhindered by any facts is exceeded only by your bigotry

  16. John Berger has just died. We spoke when he was 80 on home, wandering and the art of living.

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