Greens federal senator Lee Rhiannon will take part in Saturday’s refugee march and rally.
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The event in Crown Street Mall at 10.30am, is part of Refugee Week and will also feature a call to close camps for asylum seekers.
Greens candidate for the seat of Cunningham, Cath Blakey, said Sen Rhiannon will also address the rally.
“Australia has returned asylum seekers to the country they are fleeing as recently as May this year,” Ms Blakey said.
“This is a clear breach of international conventions. The Greens have always opposed boat turn backs and mandatory detention.”
She said the camps were causing “long-term psychological harm”.
“Closing the camps will save Australia almost $3 billion and enable the funding of an effective and humane regional strategy,” Ms Blakey said.
