have just got off the phone from a friend in baxter. in the last 4 days, 6 men have hanged themselves at baxter, all in separate incidents, quietly, in private. some of them have also slashed themselves with broken glass and mirrors.

at least 4 of these men are people whom i know personally. right now, all i can think of is the deep sadness i have seen in all of their eyes, and how despised, betrayed and abandoned they must feel by Australia.

as far as i'm aware, they're in hospital in port augusta and adelaide but at the moment i don't know anything. the press doesn't seem to care.


this news comes on the same day as the news of the death of Wendy Foran, refugee advocate, faithful detention visitor, and wonderful surrogate mum to many asylum seekers. she fought cancer bravely but died yesterday.

Nobody could stop Wendy Foran from passing away, but the lives of 6 other men have been destroyed wilfully, deliberately, and they have been locked for years upon years in a prison specifically designed to drive them crazy.

some days it's all just a bit much.