Yearning to Breathe Free is a collection of essays on the human impact of Australia’s asylum laws and policies written by commentators, politicians, refugee advocates and other human rights icons in Australia….the collection provides a compelling critique of certain aspects of Australian immigration law and practice…
This book brings together a diverse range of people who examine the problems facing refugees and asylum seekers from a variety of perspectives…
should be compulsory reading for those assigned the demanding tasks of striking balance between compassion and control in Australia’s political and legal response to the phenomenon of asylum seekers and forced migration. – Australian Year Book of International Law, Vol 27, 2008