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Refugee Update
The big news is that Australia and the United States have made a deal in which the US will take some of the refugees on Manus Island and Nauru. There are many questions about the deal, including whether President-Elect Trump will honour it, as it will take months for anyone to be resettled. (Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce says he knows but can't say whether Trump will accept the deal?!)
Anything that gets people out of those hell-holes and to safety is a positive thing IMHO. But then there's this: Refugee deal: Sex assault victims must return to Nauru, Manus for chance at US resettlement (SMH, 15 November 2016): "Asylum seekers and refugees who have left Nauru and Manus for medical treatment in Australia, including sexual assault victims and mental health patients, will have to return to the islands if they are to have any chance of being accepted under the US resettlement deal. However, they risk being forced to stay on Nauru if they are rejected by US authorities or the deal is scrapped."
GetUp have responded to the deal with a petition demanding Safety For All.
More: What we do and don't know about the refugee resettlement deal with the United States (ABC, 13 November 2016) | Refugee deal: United Nations to determine numbers to be resettled in US from Manus Island, Nauru (ABC, 17 November 2016) | Asylum seeker deal: US officials arrive in Australia to assess refugees for resettlement (ABC, 19 November 2016) | Nauru and Manus Island refugees and asylum seekers sceptical of US deal (GA, 14 November 2016): "Some greet news with joy while others concerned about Donald Trump’s ban on Muslim immigration and not being able to join family in Australia." It’s hard for me to leave Manus Island without justice: Behrouz Boochani on the US refugee deal (GA, 13 November 2016)
Will the US resettlement deal restart flow of boats? (SMH, 19 November 2016) SPOILER: no. This article mentions the reason for the boats: our offshore humanitarian intake - that is, our intake of refugees who haven't reached Australia - excludes those waiting in Indonesia.
Lifetime ban on refugees visiting Australia in trouble as crossbenchers voice opposition (GA, 14 November 2016). Senators David Leyonhjelm, Derryn Hinch, Stirling Griff, and Skye Kakoschke-Moore all expressed concern. Contact them to let them know you oppose the proposed ban.
Iranian refugee says he was attacked by a group of men on Manus Island (GA, 10 November 2016)
Asylum seekers who came on boats to Australia jailed in Vietnam, advocacy group says (ABC, 14 November 2016)
Australia's immigration measures are keeping families apart, study says (GA, 19 November 2016)
Lawyers want PMs from John Howard to Malcolm Turnbull in dock over asylum detention (SMH, 14 November 2016) "The group of seven British, American and Australian lawyers, which includes high-profile barrister and refugee advocate Julian Burnside, has petitioned the International Criminal Court to investigate the treatment of asylum seekers by successive governments, beginning with John Howard's." Go for it!
APEC Summit: Malcolm Turnbull plays down possible refugee resettlement deal with Malaysia (ABC, 19 November 2016)
Perhaps emboldened by Mr Trump's success in the US election, Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has made another broad swipe at immigrants. Because that went down so well before the Australian election.
This must also apply to Australian politicians: How to Make Your Congressman Listen to You. So many things that are beyond my reach.
Anything that gets people out of those hell-holes and to safety is a positive thing IMHO. But then there's this: Refugee deal: Sex assault victims must return to Nauru, Manus for chance at US resettlement (SMH, 15 November 2016): "Asylum seekers and refugees who have left Nauru and Manus for medical treatment in Australia, including sexual assault victims and mental health patients, will have to return to the islands if they are to have any chance of being accepted under the US resettlement deal. However, they risk being forced to stay on Nauru if they are rejected by US authorities or the deal is scrapped."
GetUp have responded to the deal with a petition demanding Safety For All.
More: What we do and don't know about the refugee resettlement deal with the United States (ABC, 13 November 2016) | Refugee deal: United Nations to determine numbers to be resettled in US from Manus Island, Nauru (ABC, 17 November 2016) | Asylum seeker deal: US officials arrive in Australia to assess refugees for resettlement (ABC, 19 November 2016) | Nauru and Manus Island refugees and asylum seekers sceptical of US deal (GA, 14 November 2016): "Some greet news with joy while others concerned about Donald Trump’s ban on Muslim immigration and not being able to join family in Australia." It’s hard for me to leave Manus Island without justice: Behrouz Boochani on the US refugee deal (GA, 13 November 2016)
Will the US resettlement deal restart flow of boats? (SMH, 19 November 2016) SPOILER: no. This article mentions the reason for the boats: our offshore humanitarian intake - that is, our intake of refugees who haven't reached Australia - excludes those waiting in Indonesia.
Lifetime ban on refugees visiting Australia in trouble as crossbenchers voice opposition (GA, 14 November 2016). Senators David Leyonhjelm, Derryn Hinch, Stirling Griff, and Skye Kakoschke-Moore all expressed concern. Contact them to let them know you oppose the proposed ban.
Iranian refugee says he was attacked by a group of men on Manus Island (GA, 10 November 2016)
Asylum seekers who came on boats to Australia jailed in Vietnam, advocacy group says (ABC, 14 November 2016)
Australia's immigration measures are keeping families apart, study says (GA, 19 November 2016)
Lawyers want PMs from John Howard to Malcolm Turnbull in dock over asylum detention (SMH, 14 November 2016) "The group of seven British, American and Australian lawyers, which includes high-profile barrister and refugee advocate Julian Burnside, has petitioned the International Criminal Court to investigate the treatment of asylum seekers by successive governments, beginning with John Howard's." Go for it!
APEC Summit: Malcolm Turnbull plays down possible refugee resettlement deal with Malaysia (ABC, 19 November 2016)
Perhaps emboldened by Mr Trump's success in the US election, Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has made another broad swipe at immigrants. Because that went down so well before the Australian election.
This must also apply to Australian politicians: How to Make Your Congressman Listen to You. So many things that are beyond my reach.