Grief, happiness, outrage: they all diminish with the passage of time. The bright colours of emotion dull as we become accustomed to new realities. I remember the shock when I first visited the immigration detention centre at Villawood almost two decades ago. I was a student, trailing after Professor Mary Crock as she undertook important research to better understand the effects of immigration detention on people who arrive in Australia without a visa. I remember it was hot.
