Sorry if I haven’t made it back yet – I’m hopefully on the bus after climbing Mount Lofty with my Year 9 Tutor group… and will be back soon! In the meantime:

Have you seen the case of ‘baby Asha’? 

http://www.news.com.au/national/queensland/news/government-wont-budge-on-baby-asha-despite-more-rallies-planned-outside-brisbane-hospital/news-story/05b0e98a6176ae8acc93ff2142fe5dac

http://www.9news.com.au/national/2016/02/15/19/40/baby-asha-lady-cilento-hospital-staff-refute-keeping-nauru-baby-denying-queensland-children

http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/feb/13/baby-asha-and-nauru-protests-held-as-hospital-staff-oppose-transfer

  1. Read the articles
  2. Summarise the case of ‘baby Asha’
  3. Identify 4 possible social justice issues raised in the articles (not just about Asha):
    1. do you agree each is a social justice issue? Why / not?
    2. what are some possible alternative actions that might be taken?
    3. what are the consequences of these actions – and are there further social justice concerns or legal problems with these actions?
  4. If there is a choice between following the law and acting in the spirit of social justice, how should we act? (as individuals, or as society through our government)