"After reading about the latest terrible asylum seeker drownings off the coast of Italy, I was embarrassed to think of many Australians attitudes to boat people here."

Really ? the people who drowned there were described as 'migrants'

in Australia, our media pulls our heartstrings by describing them ALL as 'refugees' or 'asylum seekers'

we'd have a much more rational debate here if we recognised the difference between genuine asylum seekers and those scamming the system by paying people smugglers to get them to our land of generous welfare payments (and consequent dependancy

If you are in Sydney....
Mary Meets Mohammad’ was filmed for almost two years in Tasmania, following a story around the Pontville detention centre. It has just been selected as a 2013 finalist for the Walkley Documentary Award and has been screening in cinemas and more than 100 locations around Australia. It is coming to Sydney's Chauvel cinema and will premiere at 6.30pm Mon Nov 4th with a filmmaker Q & A.
A very good film, worth watching.