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Tuesday, 30 June 2009

Last Thursday, thanks to GetUp members' support, a delegation of refugees went to Canberra to meet with politicians and share their experiences of living a life under the burden of detention debt.

Check out the video of the day and hear their stories here.

The bill was passed in the lower house but unfortunately a vote in the Senate was delayed until the next sitting date in August. The Senators who met the refugees in Canberra last week will find it hard to vote against the bill - hear their responses here.


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