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[DISTRIBUTED: 2019 Jun-Jul, (almost) All MPs]

I am U Ne Oo, a grassroots refugee supporter who lives in Ryde NSW. I work to support myself as a cleaner and I am not working for any other lobbying advocacy groups nor political parties.

In recent days, we -- in Australia -- had been bombarded with mass media reportage of Donald Trump, the controversial businessman elected to become a US President. That media hoo-haa on Donald Trump, of course, is a time killer: you've now live in the era of 24/7 electronic media; you cannot necessarily avoid or shut out the agendas (or non-agendas) of mass media.

The activists in Australia have noticed frequent streaming of propaganda by the mass media. In previous posting, how the mass media has been controlled by the "Establishment" and created a "blackout" re: the death of refugee Faysal Ahmed in Manus Island [#1]. We can now have a look at how the media "spotlight" may be created by the Establishment. Remember, such mass media spotlight has been utilized to spread certain propaganda, which is to serve specific government's agenda. We can have a look at one of recent media incident as a specific example.

There has been a universal silence from both Labour and LNP on unnecessary death of Faysal on Christmas Eve. When dealing with issues related to offshore detention, both major parties seems to suffer from the "elephant in the room" syndrome -- simply avoid talking about the sensitive issue. Having said that, the total media/political (non)response on the death of Manus Is. refugee, Faysal Ahmad, on this Christmas Eve has gone beyond this syndrome of "elephant in the room".

Friends, as all of you are being aware, the Turnbull LNP government proposed bill about lifetime visa ban for asylum-seekers is before the Senate [ #1, #2 ]. The Senate is required to decide that bill on the 22 November 2016. Several critics of this bill have pointed out as "a cruelty beyond measure" to the asylum-seekers.

Day by day, all the myths begin to disappear and we're having clearer picture about the so-called US refugee swap deal and the lifetime visa ban [#1]. As for PM Turnbull's US refugee swap deal, there never was a proper consultation -- or being reported thereof -- with the UNHCR or, even, IOM. It is probable that the 'flimsy' proposal was floated by Mr Turnbull with US administration few months ago.

Just as we have suspected all along, the PNG deal was designed by Rudd/Gillard Labour government as a temporary, short one year term solution [#1], implemented as a circuit-breaker for the heightened people-smuggling activities at that time 2011-2013. The direction of which Mr Rudd now reveals in this Canberra Times article is also consistent with the recommendations in Huston's Expert Panel report of 2012.

Are there any more reluctant takers in Asia-Pacific ? Friends, this is the SMH news article exactly one years ago, saying the Philippine wasn't going to take any of Australia's offshore asylum-seekers on Manus and Nauru.

We haven't hear much more about the The Guardian's FOI court case [#3], which it might be possible to establish the details of RAN incursion into Indonesian territorial waters. That RAN incursion, of course, can now be understood within the context of unpublicized boat turnback agreement between Indonesia and Australia.

Green's motion on Royal Commission is well worth supporting. Friends, our favourite SHY may be off-limit on immigration issues. But the Greens has never disappointed us. Senator McKim had moved a Royal Commission onto offshore detention regime ( voted down by Labor & LNP) .