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Ten years is enough, it’s time for justice for refugees
The end of the Coalition government after nine years of divisive political games, racism and refugee-bashing is very welcome. There are immediately 19,000 refugees on Temporary Protection Visas and SHEVs who will now get permanent visas.
Labor Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in his election victory speech that he wanted, “No one left behind because we should always look after the disadvantaged and the vulnerable.” But there are thousands of other refugees waiting for as long as a decade who are being left behind.
Priya, Nades, Kopika and Tharunicaa have returned Home to Bilo. But they, like thousands of others, have been denied permanent visas.
End offshore detention
There are still 200 refugees stranded on Nauru and PNG. Those in PNG are still not eligible to gain resettlement at all under the NZ deal announced in March.
Permanent visas for all
There are 1200 refugees in Australia from offshore (Medevac refugees and families from Nauru) who still have no future and are being refused permanent visas. Some may get resettlement under the NZ deal. But they face waiting as long as three more years. And 505 of them will miss out altogether, left behind without any permanent resettlement options.
There are also 9703 refugees rejected under the fast track processing fiasco. Labor is refusing to allow the review of their cases the Liberals removed.
How many of the 14,000 refugees stuck in limbo in Indonesia Labor is prepared to resettle here is also unclear.
End boat turnbacks
It was Labor that re-started offshore processing, and they have still not abandoned the policy. On their first day in office they confirmed the turnback of a Sri Lankan refugee boat, and they have pledged to continue boat turnbacks.
Justice for refugees
The fight for refugee rights is not over until the thousands of refugees whose lives the Coalition tore apart gain a secure future, and until the boat turnback and offshore detention policies designed to keep out refugees end for good. Nine years since Kevin Rudd announced on 19 July 2013 that refugees sent offshore would never resettle in Australia, join us to demand justice for them and for all refugees.
For more info contact Refugee Action Coalition at info@refugeeaction.org.au or 0417 275 713
