Oz changes its vile 501 laws

[Lilith7]

And about bloody time, too.


https://www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...eportation


"The deportations of the New Zealanders – despite in some cases tenuous connections to New Zealand – have provoked frustration in the trans-Tasman relationship for years.

Rather than changing section 501 of Australia’s Migration Act, the Australian immigration minister, Andrew Giles, has issued a ministerial direction to his department to pay greater attention to the strength, duration and nature of a person’s connection to the Australian community.


“Some of them have been there since they were very young children, and sending them to New Zealand when they have no connections here other than a very historic one isn’t really a fair or just outcome,” Hipkins said."



https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/australi...Q52G7TPYQ/

[king1]

yes this is long overdue...

reminded me of this ad for some reason

[nzoomed]

About time, but unfortunately too late, we already have a bunch of 501s here.

[Lilith7]

About time, but unfortunately too late, we already have a bunch of 501s here.

It would be brilliant if we could send them all back due to their being Australian crims, but alas we're going to be stuck with some of them.

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yes this is long overdue...

reminded me of this ad for some reason

You do have to wonder if anyone in the Australian govt. saw the irony in sending people far way from their homes & loved ones when they came up with this idea.

Probably not, for most anyway. 

[Oldfellah]

Time will tell, at the moment its only words.