Tag Archive | refugee
David Manne brings High Court challenge
Eight days ago I wrote “Ranjini needs our help to encourage the government to find a better way“. As can be seen from the content and links in the article, I wasn’t the only one very concerned about the situation. Last night David Manne, Executive Director, Refugee & Immigration Legal Centre, announced on Twitter he had: Just […]
Ranjini needs our help to encourage the government to find a better way
There has also been media coverage. Below is a quotation from Ranjini’s husband in an article appearing in The Age. “We were happy and the kids were even happier … we wanted to start new life with hope. But now we are shocked…We are separated. There has been too much pain before. Are we going […]
Australia’s refugee intake – Budget 2012
I’ll admit tonight I am VERY confused. I happened to notice the budget statement in relation to our humanitarian visa program for the 2012 -2013 year. “‘Australia resettles the third largest number of refugees of any country, and we resettle more refugees, per capita, than any other nation” http://www.minister.immi.gov.au/media/cb/2012/cb186539.htm Now this seemed, to me, to […]
Unbalanced article fuels moral panic
This morning I glanced at Twitter and noticed @SandiHLogan of DIAC sending messages to @MirandaDevine (Daily Telegraph journalist), criticising her article titled, emotively, “Fooled by a ship of frauds“. Stupidly, I had to stick my nose in, didn’t I? In for a penny, in for a pound, so from Twitter to my own article. Edit: Since I published […]
Random Observations of Life 