From nothing to zero
Subtitle: stories from Australia's detention centres
By: [selected and edited by Meaghan Amor and Janet Austin ; preface and chapter introductions by Julian Burnside].
Contributors: Amor, Meaghan.; Austin, Janet.; Lonely Planet Publications (Firm)
Publisher: Lonely Planet
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Melbourne, Vic; Oakland, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 193
Subjects: Refugees -- Australia.; Asylum, Right of -- Australia.; Refugee camps -- Australia.; Alien detention centers -- Australia.
Description: Generally, 84% of asylum seekers are found to be genuine refugees, yet thousands languish in Australia's illegal immigrant detention centres. This moving anthology presents edited extracts from letters written by asylum seekers in response to a letter-writing campaign by Australian citizens.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 193).