Tim Costello reports from Manus.
It’s more reliable than @PeterDutton_MP because:
a) he is there, and Dutton isn’t
b) he’s honest, and Dutton isn’t
https://t.co/ye86YgOXwx
The big issue at this moment is that many people who were injured yesterday are deeply traumatised and need psychological treatment. Its very hard to accept being beaten by someone after nearly 5yrs in prison. I have not seen deeper suffering than seeing humans humiliated.
Just when I think it cannot get any worse....We're now on the phones at the @ASRC1 trying to figure out how many men are homeless tonight on #Manus Island & how to house them
I can't believe this is happening....
Could Peter #Dutton be any more malicious & incompetent?
When I got back from #Manus on the weekend we couldn't convince a single 6pm news service in Australia to run our @ASRC1 footage of the medical and humanitarian crisis happening inside Manus RPC.
None thought it was an important enough story.
Dear @TurnbullMalcolm - this shows ignorance of the situation and your fundamental obligations. They are pressuring you to provide safe settlement and fundamental freedom, not to come here. This is their right and your obligation https://t.co/JdtfLll5Ep
@PeterDutton_MP do you not realise that one day you will be suffering, one day you will cry out for help, one day you will be desperate & afraid ? Do you believe you are immune to life? One day their pain will be yours & when that day comes no one will listen to you #Manus
So today my government in Australia (an apparent leading western democracy) ordered the crushing and arrest of human rights defenders on #Manus under the threat of violence, so as to stop exposing their human rights abuses.
What happened in your part of the world?
@RichardDiNatale So why don't all of you shut down Parliament. Tell @TurnbullMalcolm that you won't agree to anything his government puts forward until they fix it! Go on strike #manus Do something! Otherwise you are just as bad and just as guilty! #DoSomething
Dear media @BehrouzBoochani is a journalist, one of you, being taken away by the PNG Army so he could stop reporting on the abuse of refugees inside #Manus RPC is an attack on press freedom. You should be standing up for him in solidarity.
We're Australia. We're meant to be proud of protecting refugees. Not of creating terror for them & starving them. Not hurting them & threatening them with more violence. None of this is normal. None of this is ok. None of this can we turn away from. These men need help. #Manus
The future will judge @PeterDutton_MP as a man who committed atrocious crimes against humanity and @TurnbullMalcolm as the man who rubber stamped his crimes #Manus