‘Blind Conscience’ wins Human Rights award

Tuesday, 5 January 2010 Books+Publishing

The Australian Human Rights Commission has announced the recipient of its 2009 Literature Nonfiction Award is Blind Conscience by Margot O'Neill (NewSouth Books). The Commission said the book, about Australians who fought to free asylum seekers from detention, was a ‘heartfelt, moving and inspirational examination of the point when doing...