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‘Stop the boats’ has become a war-cry. It’s used in political debate, campaigns and the media. And yet, the more we look at ‘Asylum Seekers’ as a political issue, the more we become desensitized to what it actually means for people to be seeking asylum.
Beyond the political spin and statistics are real people with real stories.
This episode All the Best takes you to the heart of the asylum seeker debate. We speak to refugees, ‘boat people’, a people smuggler and Australians working with asylum seekers. You’ll hear stories that are very different to the ones you hear on the news.
Australian Journey
Producer’s: Carly-Ann Keneally, Pip Rasmussen, Kate Montague & Urban Walkabout
Reporter: Pip Rasmussen
Sound Design: Carly-Ann Keneally
Supervising Producer: Merran Winchester
Music Credits: 17 by Youth Lagoon, 77% by The Heard, Get Free by Major Lazer
Other links: The People Smuggler: http://www.thepeoplesmuggler.com/, Miss Chu: http://www.misschu.com.au/
Coming by Boat
Producer: Farz Edreki
Supervising Producer: Merran Winchester
Music Credits: Shab Bood by Hani Naroo, Traditional Pakistan Music by Farhan Bogra & Junaid Javed
Other links: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/seeking-refuge-and-too-often-alone-20130823-2shho.html
On the Island
Reporter: Pip Rasmussen
Producer & Editor: Merran Winchester
Music Credits: Moon II by Cloud Mouth
Picture Credit: Boat People by Willy Bosschem
Production Manager: Carly-Ann Keneally
Executive Producer’s: Giordana Caputo & Belinda Lopez
Features Executive Producer: Merran Winchester