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"Entire countries could be blacklisted by Australia under proposed visa changes
that have been described by migrant groups as “appalling” and by the Greens as
a “Trump-style travel ban”.
The legislation – that will now be subject to a six-week Senate inquiry – could
affect applicants from Russia, Iran, Iraq and South Sudan, as well as other
countries unnamed by the government, that refuse to accept the forcible return
of their nationals.
Refugees living in Australia and migrant community groups say the law could cut
them off from their families and friends permanently.
“It’s appalling,” Betia Shakiba, an Iranian refugee and lawyer, said, “and a
slap in the face.
“This bill is a pure definition of discrimination. Australia prides itself on
being a multicultural society and on being non-discriminatory, but this bill
says the opposite.”"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
