Senator Lee Rhiannon Moves to Support Biennale Boycott and Protests over Ties to Detention Camps Profits

Ruth Skilbeck 4.3.2014

Australian Greens Party Senator Lee Rhiannon has spoken out in support of the Biennale artists withdrawal from the Sydney Biennale, and artists calls for the Biennale to end ties with Transfield on the grounds on their unethical detention camps profits.

This shows there is now support from politicians in response to the Biennale artists who have withdrawn in protest against Transfield's links to detention camp profit.

This is from Lee Rhiannon's facebook page:

Today I moved a motion in support of the Biennale of Sydney artists who are speaking out against Transfield's links to Australia’s cruel mandatory detention policies. The motion failed because Labor or the Coalition would not vote for it. Mandatory detention is cruel and devastating. I commend all those who are campaining to end these abbhorent practices.http://bit.ly/N0Dzsu