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Rage at lives lost

Empty chairs and empty shoes at last Thursday's rally in Castlemaine symbolised lives lost in detention centres at Manus or Nauru over the past five years.

Empty chairs and empty shoes at last Thursday's rally in Castlemaine symbolised lives lost in detention centres at Manus or Nauru over the past five years.

Rage at lives lost

Twelve empty chairs, 12 empty pairs of shoes. Stark symbols of the deaths of 12 asylum seekers held in detention […]


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