Trailer: You Have Been Told A Lie
Transcript
Jay
What do you think when you hear the term “boat people”?
News clips
“Would throw their own children into the sea”
“One of the most disturbing practices”
“Terrorist links”
“They may have been criminals even in the past”
“These people have jumped the queue”
Thinesh
Well over the past 5 years, one family has been changing what we think we know about asylum seekers.
News clips
“The Biloela based Tamil family”
“The plight of the Murugappan family”
“Sri Lankan asylum seekers Priya and Nades, and their Australian born daughters”
Jay
But if you thought they deserve to stay in Australia because they’re a good family
News clips
“Nades worked at the local meatworks in Biloela, we have Priya who volunteered at St Vincent De Paul’s”
Thinesh
That’s not even half of their story.
Title
“You Have Been Told A Lie”
Jay
I’m Jay Ooi
Thinesh
I’m Thinesh Thillainadarajah, and it has now been a year since the family finally returned home to Biloela.
Jay
In this series, we’ll explore the family’s journey from Sri Lanka to our shores, and everything that’s happened to them since, from their perspective, in their own words.
Priya
There was a phone, laptop and TV. I smashed them all.
Jay
Why were they finally allowed to return to Biloela?
Carina Ford
Ministerial powers are there for a purpose.
Thinesh
Why did they leave Sri Lanka in the first place?
Nades
A lot of Tamil people were killed. They were put in tires and burned alive.
Jay
Is the asylum seeker process in Australia fair?
Vox pop
They should’ve been kicked out years ago. By letting those guys in, you’re letting everyone else in.
Thinesh
And what part does our government play in all of this?
Ben Doherty
Even board games for people in Sri Lanka to play about no way to get to Australia
Jay
Start streaming You Have Been Told A Lie on the 10th of June on all major podcasting platforms.
Thinesh
and follow us @youhavebeentoldalie on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook.
Jay
What secrets don’t you know about?
Title
“You have been told a lie”