Bill Farmer has been kicked back into the realms of ambassadorial boffins, where no doubt he will continue to demonstrate a cynical disconcern for the fate of sanctuary seekers caught up in our 'politicised' immigration system. It is disturbing to watch Howard continue on his merry way of rewarding colleagues and public servants prepared to do the Government's bullying, whether they mismanage the task or not. Is this not hubris running amok?
There is growing concern that asylum seekers who accept the RPBV sign away their right to apply for another visa in the future. Commenting on the revised visa, Ian Rintoul from the NSW Refugee Action Coalition said on June 21: “Even for those who are stateless and face no foreseeable prospect of being removed from Australia, there is no future in this visa no travel or family re-union, no study — just more years of insecurity, more years in limbo.
As this blog suspected, the visa may be little more than a deportation agreement. It is valid only until the minister deems it practicable to remove them from Australia. This is a political fix but it won't afford asylum seekers the protection they need.
And, of course, the Palmer report's findings are no surprise writes Julian Burnside.
Tandberg in The Age
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