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2017 ARA Oration delivered by The Reverend Tim Costello AO
For a nation largely built on migration, Australia has a surprisingly complex and ambivalent attitude to migration in general and refugees in particular. Yet migration is a long-established, rational and successful way to help deal with challenges facing individuals, particular countries and the global community. Tim Costello will look at Australia's opportunities and responsibilities, focusing on the global reality of 65 million displaced people.
2017 ARA Oration delivered by The Reverend Tim Costello AO
For a nation largely built on migration, Australia has a surprisingly complex and ambivalent attitude to migration in general and refugees in particular. Yet migration is a long-established, rational and successful way to help deal with challenges facing individuals, particular countries and the global community. Tim Costello will look at Australia's opportunities and responsibilities, focusing on the global reality of 65 million displaced people.










