‘How was I allowed to stay? It wasn’t fair’: random process the difference between freedom and detention
by Michael Green from on (#5BPGN)
Exceptions are the rule in the Australian government's policy of deterring asylum seekers - and they are arbitrary and cruel'
Two in every five asylum seekers who arrived in Australia by boat after 19 July 2013 were not sent to offshore detention.
The numbers give lie to the assertions of successive federal governments. When he announced the policy, then prime minister Kevin Rudd said: Arriving in Australia by boat will no longer mean settlement in Australia." Scott Morrison's term as immigration minister is famous for his soundbite delivered to boat arrivals sent offshore: You will never live in Australia."
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