Published: October 02, 2018
Candidates in the closely watched byelection invited to asylum policy public meeting
Prominent local faith leaders and refugee advocates are mobilising a ground campaign in the electorate of Wentworth for more humane asylum policies, urging candidates in the byelection to attend a town hall meeting to answer questions from local voters.
A coalition of groups including the Refugee Council of Australia, the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, churches and charities, has invited the candidates to a public meeting on 14 October – the opening day of the final week of the closely-watched contest that could cost the Morrison government its one-seat lower house majority.
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