Russell Crowe says Australia 'looks like *ssholes' when it comes to refugees
Russell Crowe is so frustrated at the response to asylum seekers left in the lurch in Australia, that he's putting his money where his mouth is.
Last week, the actor made an offer via Twitter to house and find work for six refugees who have been left behind on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island, an incident he called "disgraceful."
SEE ALSO:Follow the desperate flight of Rohingya refugees with this moving map"I believe I could house and find jobs for six. I'm sure there'd be other Australians who would do the same," Crowe wrote in response to a tweet criticising him.
Tweet may have been deleted
Tweet may have been deleted
Australia's government permanently closed of an offshore detention centre last Tuesday at 5 p.m., withdrawing all personnel, while cutting off water and other supplies to the centre.
This resulted in 600 men in the centre being told to leave. The men have opted to stay and barricade themselves in the compound, fearing they would be attacked by local police and people if they left.
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has offered to take in 150 asylum seekers, which was rejected by Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Sunday.
Turnbull said his government is "prioritising" an arrangement to resettle refugees in the U.S., which of course, caused quite the rift with Trump earlier this year.
Nearly one week later from Crowe's offer, little has been been done for the asylum seekers in limbo, despite condemnation from the United Nations human rights office.
"The world is watching Australia and we look like assholes," he wrote.
Tweet may have been deleted
Tweet may have been deleted
Featured Video For You
This legally blind man finally sees his wedding, 15 years later
(责任编辑:资讯)
- North Korea says it conducted important test to develop multiple warhead missile
- 湾叶农业:践行“贴近自然”的宗旨,深耕油茶产业
- 科技助力!兴宁茶产业高质量发展提速
- Apple Maps finally comes to the web
- The Future of Tech: The Desktop PC
- Ruling bloc seeks tougher sentences for deepfake sex crimes
- 荔枝+音乐,超赞!茂南乡村歌手唱响“爱的古荔”
- iPhone owners sue Apple over 'Touch Disease'
- Russian FM to visit Pyongyang next month as follow
- 广州市白云区供销联社携手6所院校15支队伍,加力提速推进“百千万工程”
- Comedian's ultra
- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden to speak at the 2016 Social Good Summit
- Arrival of NK arms in Russia 'almost certain': British defense ministry
-
Is Mercury retrograde messing with you? Think again.
Mercury is a little-known, still mysterious world.But one thing is certain. Mercury, the closest pla ...[详细] -
Starving artist Justin Bieber's credit card was declined at Subway
Stars, they're just like us! They can't go to Subway without experiencing an emotional rollercoaster ...[详细] -
Starving artist Justin Bieber's credit card was declined at Subway
Stars, they're just like us! They can't go to Subway without experiencing an emotional rollercoaster ...[详细] -
Two hurricanes on course for historic encounter with Big Island of Hawaii
UPDATE: Aug. 30, 2016, 5:24 p.m. EDT As of 5 p.m. EDT, Hurricane Madeline had maximum sustained wind ...[详细] -
Which is Faster for Gaming, Windows 10 or Windows 11?
Which is faster for gaming, Windows 10 or Windows 11? That's a question we've noticed people has kep ...[详细] -
Purges spark doubts on Kim’s power
Speculation is rising over the stability of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s leadership as his freq ...[详细] -
Man leaves scathing TripAdvisor review of hipster restaurant, gets served ice cold revenge
A restaurant in Bristol, UK, has got revenge on a disgruntled customer who left a scathing review on ...[详细] -
James Franco has a YouTube channel about philosophy because of course he does
Just because you're a world-famous actor doesn't mean you can't have a side hustle.James Franco's go ...[详细] -
DNC 2024 speech: Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have a superpower no other Democrat has.
Every four years, Democrats meet for a convention and relearn that Michelle and Barack Obama are the ...[详细] -
Elon Musk sets new date for Tesla's Robotaxi reveal
August is out, October is in. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has set a new date for the company's big Robotaxi ...[详细]
CrowdStrike outage is still causing hundreds of flight cancellations daily
Unprecedented census confirms staggering decline in African elephant populations
- Which is Faster for Gaming, Windows 10 or Windows 11?
- Best TV deals this week: LG's 2024 C4 OLEDs, cheap QLEDs
- Forgotten captives in North Korea
- N. Korea tries to use artificial intelligence to write malicious software: US official
- World's first 18650
- South Africa marks Freedom Day
- Ban to visit Gaeseong on Thursday