Today is 8 years since ALP announced people seeking asylum by sea would be sent to offshore prisons in PNG/Nauru, a policy continued by LNP. These are the faces of some of the 14 men who have died there. Men seeking our protection. 2,920 days later, hundreds remain imprisoned.
Your daily reminder both @karenandrewsmp & @AlexHawkeMP under section 195A of Migration Act have the unfettered power to release the family into the community today on a permanent visa back to Biloela. The test is simply is it in “public interest” to do so. #hometobilo
Now that Australia is shaken by the story of Bioela family, just wanted to share this again. I wrote this article in 2018 and it's still relevant. The title is "Australia needs a moral revolution".
https://t.co/Nru8OcxKVC
The media could do two important things for the Biloela family right now: report the facts of Tharunicaa's illness; and not play along with the government's attempt to change the story by spinning just-invented bullshit about resettlement to a third country.
The treatment of the Biloela family by the Australian Govt is shameful and illegal under international law. They should be released immediately and allowed to settle permanently in Australia. #HometoBilo#auspol#politas
@Kon__K@karenandrewsmp Outraged at how inhumane this is. It shouldn’t take this long to make a decision that only has one correct answer. Do your job. It’s ILLEGAL. @karenandrewsmp
Literally nothing in the universe has ever been dumber than american pundits obsessing over “the lab leak hypothesis” while 500k plus died in plain sight because of a lunatic president. This is the singularity of human stupidity