The Wire

Middle class women smuggling communication devices into camps inside loaves of bread, people hiding out in the country side, moving escapees from safe house to safe house… a story of the French Resistance in World War II? In fact, Margot O’Neil’s new book, “Blind Conscience” is a story of the Australian refugee movement – a surprising and gripping political thriller. Catherine Zengerer spoke to Margot and observed that the book is not only a story of the refugees fleeing terror – both in their home lands and here in Australia – but an amazing story of community activism in modern day Australia.