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The Hot Potato: The Road to Transformation

The Hot Potato: The Road to Transformation

2013•44m
Documentary

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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Republic of Everyone

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Imogen Bailey

Imogen Bailey

Herself

Julian Burnside

Wouter De Backer

Jana Favero

Jana Favero

Reg Roordink

Mark Seymour

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