Letter from Nick McKim's office - Thank you for writing to Nick McKim regarding your open letter to Bill Shorten

_{From: Perry, Andrew (Sen N. McKim)}

_{Sent: Tuesday, May 8, 2018 2:31 PM}

_{To: 'mandm.griffin2@bigpond.com'}

_{Subject: RE: Open Letter to Bill Shorten}

_{Dear Mike}

_{Thank you for writing to Nick McKim regarding your open letter to Bill Shorten. As Nick is Canberra for the Budget, I am responding on his behalf, as his adviser.}

_{I’m glad you enjoyed the presentation of the Tampa Award to Behrouz Boochani. I know Nick thoroughly enjoyed presenting it, and being there for the Rural Australians for Refugees (RAR) conference.}

_{Good on you for collecting signatures for support of closing Australia’s inhumane offshore detention camps, and ensuring detainees imprisoned there are afforded the safe asylum they are entitled to.}

_{In tandem with the efforts of RAR and other NGOs, the Greens will continue to advocate for those same outcomes in the media and parliament until they are realised.}

_{Thank you again for writing to Nick, and providing him with a copy of your open letter to Bill Shorten. We wish your letter and petition every success in achieving its policy objectives.}

_{Warm regards}

_Andrew

<sub>Andrew Perry  |  Adviser
Office of Nick McKim  |  Australian Greens Senator for Tasmania
149b Macquarie Street, Hobart TAS 7000  |  T: 03 6224 8899
SG-55 Parliament House, Canberra ACT 2600  |  T: 02 6277 3601

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