This book, published by Ilura Press, is a collection of stories featuring 16 remarkable asylum seekers who are making Australia their new home and sharing their traditional recipes from rich and ancient cuisines. All profits will be donated to asylum seeker centres and organisations.
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Xian'er. a 2 ft tall robot, is now an object of fascination in China. It's at the Longquan Temple in mountains NW of Beijing, and was designed for the "public welfare". Apart from spreading Buddhist teachings it's programmed to reply to questions. In reply to a question about not being happy it said "What can anyone else do about it?" You can also find Xian'er on WeChat.
