Vigils were held at federal politicians’ offices across Sydney on Morning morning, calling for the immediate closure of Australia’s offshore immigration detention centres. About 40 people gathered outside the electorate office of the prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, in Edgecliff from 8am, coinciding with similar vigils at Labor and Liberal politicians’ electorate offices around Sydney. Love Makes a Way was founded in 2014 with a sit-in prayer vigil at the office of the then immigration minister, Scott Morrison. Over the past two years almost 300 people had been arrested at events organised by Love Makes a Way. Anslow said Love Makes a Way had more than 40 actions planned throughout the week in the lead-up to a rally on 27 August.

Source: The Guardian August 15, 2016 02:42 UTC