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AN OPEN LETTER to PRIME MINISTER TONY ABBOTT from Members of Australia’S Academic Community AN OPEN LETTER TO PRIME MINISTER TONY ABBOTT from members of Australia’s academic community. The Hon. Tony Abbott, MP Prime Minister Parliament House CANBERRA ACT 2600. 25 March 2014 Dear Prime Minister, This letter reflects the concerns of Australian academics whose areas of expertise include refugee law; political science; international law; history; psychiatry; psychology; education; social work; criminology; economics; business studies; sociology; social policy; nursing; philosophy; literature; the humanities; medicine; legal studies; journalism studies; sociology; childhood studies; public health, science; community welfare; health care; architecture; music, environmental sciences and human rights. We believe that the current approach to dealing with asylum seekers arriving by boat, especially off-shore detention and claims determination, is seriously flawed and unsustainable. It breaches Australia’s international legal obligations, including its obligations as a party to the Refugee Convention. It demonstrably harms the physical and psychological health of detainees. Furthermore, it seriously undermines the status and good name of Australia as an international citizen. We call on the Australian government to close the detention centres on Manus Island and in Nauru immediately. Yours sincerely, Over 1,200 academics from 39 Australian tertiary institutions. (Signatories overleaf) Page 1 of 39 1. Professor Philomena Murray, The University of Melbourne 2. Associate Professor Anne Pedersen, Murdoch University 3. Dr Caroline Fleay, Curtin University 4. Associate Professor Savitri Taylor, La Trobe University 5. Dr Linda Bartolomei, University of New South Wales 6. Dr Dave McDonald, The University of Melbourne 7. Dr Diane Gosden, Australian Catholic University 8. Dr Lesley J. Pruitt, The University of Melbourne 9. Dr Scott Flower, The University of Melbourne 10. Dr Amy Nethery, Deakin University 11. Dr Barbara Keys, The University of Melbourne 12. Dr Leanne Weber, Monash University 13. Diana Johns, RMIT University 14. Dr Jikon Lai, The University of Melbourne 15. Adjunct Associate Professor Susan Feldman, Monash University 16. Brett Baker, The University of Melbourne 17. Professor John Murphy, The University of Melbourne 18. Dr Andrea Schalley, Griffith University 19. Dr John Howard, University of New South Wales 20. Jack H Smit, Edith Cowan University 21. Dr David Palmer, Flinders University 22. Dr Sean W. Burges, The Australian National University 23. Professor Deirdre Coleman, The University of Melbourne 24. Dr Michelle Duffy, Federation University Australia 25. Professor Stephanie Trigg, The University of Melbourne 26. Professor Shahram Akbarzadeh, Deakin University 27. Dr Lea Campbell, The University of Melbourne 28. Dr Karen Jones, The University of Melbourne 29. Dr Michael Sullivan, Flinders University 30. Jenna Price, University of Technology, Sydney 31. Dr Celia Thompson, The University of Melbourne 32. Dr Azadeh Dastyari, Monash University Page 2 of 39 33. Dr June Factor, The University of Melbourne 34. Professor Peter Morgan, The University of Sydney 35. Professor Christina Twomey, Monash University 36. Adjunct Professor Brian Griffiths, Curtin University 37. Professor Jane Kenway, Monash University 38. Dr Grace Moore, The University of Melbourne 39. Dr Jadranka Petrovic, Monash University 40. Dr Kylie Baxter, The University of Melbourne 41. Dr Maree Pardy, The University of Melbourne 42. Anna Hood, The University of Melbourne 43. Professor John Tobin, The University of Melbourne 44. Dr Catherine Kevin, Flinders University 45. Dr Susana Eisenchlas, Griffith University 46. Prof Ilana Snyder, Monash University 47. Associate Professor Christopher Cordner, The University of Melbourne 48. Associate Professor Lee Ann Basser, La Trobe University 49. Professor R. S. White, The University of Western Australia 50. Professor Peter Otto, The University of Melbourne 51. Dr Natalia Hanley, The University of Melbourne 52. Associate Professor Peter Christoff, The University of Melbourne 53. Dr Mary Leahy, The University of Melbourne 54. Dr Matthew P Fitzpatrick, Flinders University 55. Dr Christiane Weller, Monash University 56. Dr Laura Schroeter, University of Melbourne 57. Dr Juliet Flesch, University of Melbourne 58. Andrea van Dommelen, The University of Sydney 59. Victoria Benz, University of New South Wales 60. Dr Tom Heenan, Monash University 61. Adjunct Professor David Hollinsworth, University of the Sunshine Coast 62. Professor Susanne Schech, Flinders University 63. Dr Paul Stanhope, The University of Sydney 64. Professor Kanishka Jayasuriya, University of Adelaide Page 3 of 39 65. Professor David Runia, The University of Melbourne 66. Professor Colette Browning, Monash University 67. Professor Linda Briskman, Swinburne University of Technology 68. Professor Paul Patton, University of New South Wales 69. Associate Professor Judith Keene, The University of Sydney 70. Dr James Phillips, University of New South Wales 71. Professor Stephen Hetherington, The University of New South Wales 72. Paghona Peggy Kerdo, La Trobe University 73. Dr Rebecca L Barlow, The University of Melbourne 74. Dr Lisa Ford, The University of New South Wales 75. Dr Suzanne Rice, The University of Melbourne. 76. Professor Sharon Pickering, Monash University 77. Rebecca Powell, Monash University 78. Dr John Tomlinson, Queensland University of Technology 79. Associate Professor Kyoung-Hee Yu, University of New South Wales 80. Dr Danielle Chubb, Deakin University 81. Dr Debra Manning, Federation University 82. Professor Greg Restall, The University of Melbourne 83. Dr Ceridwen Spark, Australian National University 84. Associate Professor Mark Baker, Monash University 85. Dr Maria Giannacopoulos, Flinders University 86. Dr Liam Grealy, The University of Sydney 87. Associate Professor Julie Stephens, Victoria University 88. Dr Gillian Bowen, Monash University 89. Professor John Polesel, The University of Melbourne 90. Associate Professor, Helen Dickinson, The University of Melbourne 91. Dr Catie Gressier, The University of Melbourne 92. Associate Professor John Rundell, The University of Melbourne 93. Associate Professor Louise D’Arcens, University of Wollongong 94. Dr. Robert Sinnerbrink, Macquarie University 95. Professor Sandy Gifford, Swinburne University of Technology 96. Associate Professor Sophie Arkoudis, The University of Melbourne Page 4 of 39 97. Dr Emma Kowal, The University of Melbourne 98. Dr Peter Robinson, Swinburne University of Technology 99. Associate Professor David Lockwood, Flinders University 100. Professor Jeanette Kennett, Macquarie University 101. Professor Emeritus Joseph A. Camilleri, La Trobe University 102. Professor Tim Rowse, University of Western Sydney 103. Professor Peter McPhee, The University of Melbourne 104. Professor Phillip Deery, Victoria University 105. Professor Dennis Altman, La Trobe University 106. Professor Emerita Marian Quartly, Monash University 107. Sandra Symons, University of Technology, Sydney 108. Marcela Garrett, The University of New South Wales 109. Professor Katie Holmes, La Trobe University 110. Professor David Garrioch, Monash University 111. Dr. Antonio J Traverso, Curtin University 112. Professor Andrew Lynch, University of Western Australia 113. Terese Henning, University of Tasmania 114. Barbara Trauer, The University of Melbourne 115. Professor Andrea Gaynor, The University of Western Australia 116. Dr Giordano Nanni, The University of Melbourne 117. Associate Professor Anthony J. Langlois, Flinders University 118. Dr Juliet Rogers, The University of Melbourne 119. Associate Professor Michael Leach, Swinburne University of Technology 120. Professor Lyn Yates, The University of Melbourne 121. Dr Julie Kimber, Swinburne University 122. Professor Glenda Sluga, University of Sydney 123. Associate Professor Andrew Bonnell, University of Queensland 124. Professor Stephanie Hemelryk Donald, The University of New South Wales 125. Professor Pookong Kee, The University of Melbourne 126. Dr Nikos Thomacos, Monash University. 127. Associate Professor Winnifred R. Louis, The University of Queensland 128. Dr Keith Miller, Flinders University Page 5 of 39 129. Dr Emma Henderson, La Trobe University 130. Dr Dean Lusher, Swinburne University of Technology 131. Dr David Zyngier, Monash University 132. Professor Elena Marchetti, University of Wollongong 133. Dr Fran Gale, University of Western Sydney 134. Professor Susan J Paxton, La Trobe University 135. Associate Professor Ellie Vasta, Macquarie University 136. Dr Bina Fernandez, The University of Melbourne 137. Dr Taylor Spence, Monash University 138. Professor P.N. (Raja) Junankar, University of New South Wales 139. Dr Chi Baik, The University of Melbourne 140. Dr. Barbara Kelly, The University of Melbourne 141. Kyli Hedrick, Victoria University 142. Dr Christine Agius, Swinburne University of Technology 143. Lesley Carnus, University of Sydney 144. Associate Professor Stuart Rosewarne, The University of Sydney 145. Professor Bob Pease, Deakin University 146. Dr Clemence Due, The University of Adelaide 147. Dr Laurie Berg, University of Technology, Sydney 148. Professor David Lemmings, The University of Adelaide 149. Professor Brian Costar, Swinburne University of Technology 150. Dr Banu Senay, The University of Melbourne 151. Dr Efrosini Deligianni, The University of New South Wales 152. Dr Ron Hoenig, University of South Australia 153. Dr Louisa Willoughby, Monash University 154. Professor Greg Marston, Queensland University of Technology 155.
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