The Wire

Voters in Higgins are calling on the major parties to change punitive policies on asylum seekers. Higgins is currently held by Kelly O’Dwyer, Minister for Small Business and Asisstant Treasurer and was formerly held by Peter Costello.  But this election the previously safe blue-ribbon seat is being targeted by the Greens, with refugees a key issue swinging voters their way. Over the past two months 184 people have had conversations about refugees, run by the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre as part of their Right Track Campaign.