By Ross B. Taylor It reads like a story from a crime thriller movie: An Australian mum, who has two children back home in Byron Bay, on a romantic holiday with her boyfriend in Bali. But its no ‘holiday’ as she sits in the island’s police holding cells and then being transferred to the notorious Kerobokan prison facing possible charges of murder. Sarah Connor, 45 was no different to the one million Aussies who go to Bali every year for an average nine day break with sun, surf and good food in Australia’s favourite playground. …
Last month, whilst undertaking some repairs to my house, I met a young man who owns a timber manufacturing business near my home in Perth. His name was Yassa. He looked ‘Asian’, and was dark skinned. He was possibly a Muslim. I learned that Yassa was actually from Ethiopia. He came to Australia as a war refugee with his Mum and brother at the age of fifteen. He is now 32, runs this successful timber business including exporting overseas and has two young boys who are addicted to Aussie football. As I reflected on the maiden sena…
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