The Hot Potato: The Road to Transformation

The Hot Potato: The Road to Transformation (2013)

October 28th, 20130h 44min

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Overview

To cool the heat on the asylum debate - the biggest 'hot potato' in Australian politics, we took a hot potato food van around the country in the lead up to the 2013 Federal Election. The mission? To see what Australia really thinks asylum seekers. This is an account of this journey.


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