I’ve written to @ruokday last night... no answer yet. It’s busy I understand. I didn’t realise it is RUOK Day in Australia. I’m also not OK. I’m fine, I’m healthy, I’m not hungry and I’ve got a roof over my head, But I’m alone. Reading over 2000 stories of people who are too. 1/8
Appalled & horrified at the level of callous and injust treatment of innocent bystanders to a situation & circumstances beyond their control! Refused entry to return home is traumatic enough, adding further trauma by ripping a travel exemption away, inexplicable. #letuscomehome
I have to highlight a truly shocking situation that shows the lack of compassionate the @AusBorderForce are still showing to families stranded. For months and months @UroojUsmanUrooj and her children have been separated from her husband @danishrazaghori here in Australia.
@AlanTudgeMP No doubt the multicultural communities are blown away by your lack of compassion and gratitude in refusing to allow TR to return home and reunite with their family, loved ones, lives, livelihoods and those exact same communities!
@AlanTudgeMP i think you got that wrong, it's multicultural communities supporting Aussies. And you reciprocate by refusing to allow TR to return & reunite with their families, lives, livelihoods & communities. Double standards?
#letuscomehome#letthemcomehome
I have been blown away by the generosity of our multicultural communities and their response to the terrible bushfires and now the Coronavirus pandemic. It’s always great to see Aussies supporting Aussies!
@AlanTudgeMP yet you’ve abandoned temporary visa holders. You told those in Australia to go back to their home countries. You forced them into poverty and let them starve. You refuse to allow those stuck overseas to come home to their family, friends, pets, homes and jobs in Australia. Shame!
@AlanTudgeMP @wendy_harmer @robbie_buck @abcsydney Would be great for some focus and energy to go into your Immigration role and kick starting the process of allowing TR to reunite with their homes, lives & livelihoods!
@AlanTudgeMP How about considering jumping in the humanitarian game and fast-trakibg conversations and decisions to allow TR (some us TR for over 6yrs!!!) to reunite with their homes, lives in livelihoods in Australia???
@AuHCSouthAfrica@flysaa@Smartraveller@dfat With a large number of TR stranded in SA for over 10weeks, desperate to return to their lives and livelihoods, I have no doubt that you could successfully fill the plane, unfortunately @AusBorderForce seems not to be in the humanitarian game 🤷♀️