Just when you think things couldn’t get worse for offshore detainees, the Federal Government has announced its intention to totally ban refugees and asylum seekers currently detained on Manus Island or Nauru from ever entering Australia.
Turnbull said a “harmonious” Australia relies on the government “sending a united and concerted answer to the people smugglers, that if they seek to bring people to Australia, those passengers will never settle in this country.
“They must know that the door to Australia is closed to those who seek to come here by boat with a people smuggler.”
Legitimate refugees are included under that proposed legislation. Those who were placed in offshore detention facilities as children are the only exemptions.
Govt’s proposal to extend visa ban on people seeking #asylum by boat seeks to impose a life sentence on innocent people fleeing abuse.
— David Manne (@david_manne) October 30, 2016
Proposed #refugee visa ban laws would impose a life-long sentence on victims of persecution & set another very dangerous precedent.
— David Manne (@david_manne) October 30, 2016
