The Wire

Two activists have embarked on a sea kayaking journey in and around Australia’s ‘excised zone’ – those parts of Australia’s north (including Christmas Island and Ashmore Reef) … that have been legislatively cut off from the migration zone in order to stop asylum seekers who arrive there from applying for protection in Australia. Simon Keenan and Doctor David Corlett began their journey in mid July and are currently in Broome, Western Australia. Heather Anderson spoke to Doctor Corlet who previously published the book “Following Them Home: The Fate of the Returned Asylum Seekers”. This is the first half of a two part interview about the expedition..