Just back from the chamber after putting forward a motion on refugees. Both parties refused to engage on the substance - condemned by the Libs for raising the topic. That this Assembly: (1) notes that: (a) the issue of people seeking asylum from persecution is an international humanitarian issue; (b) the majority of people seeking asylum who arrive by sea are subsequently found to be refugees under the Refugees Convention; (c) the Federal Government has recently announced that no people seeking asylum from persecution arriving by sea will be settled in Australia; (d) Australia, as one of the most stable and wealthy nations in the region, is able to provide humane and just responses to this humanitarian emergency; and (e) the ACT has a proud history as a multicultural city that celebrates diverse cultures; and (2) calls on the ACT Government to write to the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition expressing grave concern regarding the treatment of asylum seekers, the transfer of refugees to Papua New Guinea and Nauru, and Australia’s fulfillment of its international obligations.
Posted on: Thu, 08 Aug 2013 02:53:35 +0000
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