tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post4099217466407685823..comments2024-03-26T20:55:47.726+11:00Comments on Green Gourmet Giraffe: Barley, Lentil and Pumpkin Minestrone and the refugee issueJohanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-60725340726046622532013-08-12T13:10:22.186+10:002013-08-12T13:10:22.186+10:00Thanks Catherine - the politicians I have seen who...Thanks Catherine - the politicians I have seen who are trying to defend the decision about the refugees in PNG all look very uncomfortable. Good on you for ringing the MPs office - can imagine the morale there isn't great if they have to talk to a lot of people about this policy.Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-29989337154043615842013-08-10T23:37:03.404+10:002013-08-10T23:37:03.404+10:00Catching up after my hiatus... I'm glad you ar...Catching up after my hiatus... I'm glad you are writing about the asylum seeker situation, because I share your horror and depression about what our politicians are doing at present.<br /><br />I actually rang our local MP's office the other day to express my feelings about it, and the woman I spoke to commented that they had been hearing from quite a few people, and a lot of people were very upset about the PNG plans "and in fact there may be some people in this office who are really not happy with this policy," which sounds to me like the thing you say when everyone is really quite unhappy about the policy but one can't actually say so directly...Catherinehttp://www.catescates.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-36900257134266060852013-08-07T23:25:57.633+10:002013-08-07T23:25:57.633+10:00Thanks Joanne - definitely a stew for cooler weath...Thanks Joanne - definitely a stew for cooler weather - and you would think such policies were scraping the bottom of the barrel but our politicians have astounded and horrified us in their ability to come up with worse and worse policies - it just seems to spiralise downwards in what some are calling the race to the bottom!Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-22834851037139728602013-08-07T23:24:04.511+10:002013-08-07T23:24:04.511+10:00Thanks Kari - I swithered on whether to post about...Thanks Kari - I swithered on whether to post about it but I think there is some good articles out there and I just hoped to share some of their common sense and compassion in a time when all sorts of outrageous claims are being made! Crazy times indeed - wonder how history will judge this period of Australian history? Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-8584088679805025102013-08-07T23:21:52.628+10:002013-08-07T23:21:52.628+10:00Thanks Veganopoulous - goodness and I thought it h...Thanks Veganopoulous - goodness and I thought it had got worse - either it hasn't and I just wasn't aware of it or it has and what you saw would be a walk in the park compared to today. Either way it doesn't fill me with prideJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-6697136275015774282013-08-07T23:20:40.005+10:002013-08-07T23:20:40.005+10:00Thanks Hannah - perhaps it is just as well you are...Thanks Hannah - perhaps it is just as well you are far from Australia as I am sure the whole situation would make your blood boil (to use more body symbolism), and must be awful for your friends at FECCA.Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-38506873741297636732013-08-07T23:19:30.335+10:002013-08-07T23:19:30.335+10:00Thanks Lorraine - hope the links gave you some goo...Thanks Lorraine - hope the links gave you some good food for thoughtJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-87170446207724502632013-08-07T22:22:02.961+10:002013-08-07T22:22:02.961+10:00I kind of wish it was fall already so I could make...I kind of wish it was fall already so I could make this without sweating to death!<br /><br />Gah I hope there are changes in the policy for the better!Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17133232352924060797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-83361362562821209412013-08-06T18:51:38.079+10:002013-08-06T18:51:38.079+10:00I share your disbelief Johanna and I feel like I h...I share your disbelief Johanna and I feel like I have lost trust, faith and hope in Australian politics altogether over the last few months. The change in PM was nasty but this latest policy is heartbreaking. I don't understand how anyone can want to belong to a country that can't even accept genuine refugees, even leaving aside the issues around people not wanting the ones who aren't yet processed! It disgusts me.<br /><br />Thanks for having the courage to post on it. The minestrone looks like it would be easier to stomach :)Karihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887621874869110597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-7275885095551086622013-08-06T10:32:14.009+10:002013-08-06T10:32:14.009+10:00I'm off to read the links too. The state of p...I'm off to read the links too. The state of politics here is shameful, with our leaders carry on. I went to Parliament for a year 12 trip to Canberra and we sat in on question time. It was definitely an eye opener, the quarreling and truly childish insults and personal attacks made my fellow students and I walk out of there all bewildered that these people were in charge!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-6679186806527837582013-08-06T10:10:18.089+10:002013-08-06T10:10:18.089+10:00As (I think?) you know, I was working at FECCA bac...As (I think?) you know, I was working at FECCA back in Australia, so these issues are very close to be heart. And, to continue with the body symbolism, I'm sick to my stomach over what both parties are doing to refugees and their blatant disregard for human rights. Sick, sick, sick.Hannahhttp://wayfaringchocolate.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-6241918627184061362013-08-06T01:36:53.066+10:002013-08-06T01:36:53.066+10:00I couldn't agree with you more Johanna and I&#...I couldn't agree with you more Johanna and I'm going to read those links now. These people are desperate, how can we not help them?Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigellahttp://www.notquitenigella.comnoreply@blogger.com