Manus Island refugee Behrouz Boochani refused to visit parliament on the last sitting day

Olivia Ireland
Updated December 16 2022 - 9:38am, first published 5:30am
Behrouz Boochani in Canberra after the release of his second book Freedom, Only Freedom. Picture by Elesa Kurtz
Behrouz Boochani in Canberra after the release of his second book Freedom, Only Freedom. Picture by Elesa Kurtz

When Kurdish-Iranian journalist and refugee Behrouz Boochani arrived in Canberra on Thursday, he was invited to parliament's last sitting day of the year. He refused.

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Olivia Ireland

Olivia is a reporter for the Canberra Times. She has covered federal politics and public sector, court and crime, local news, arts, education and business. Olivia started as an intern in August 2021 and began her career with the Times after completing her studies in November 2021.

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