Media Release
Alison Battisson, Principal Solicitor of “Human Rights 4 All” has commented today on the Senate passage of what is now being dubbed the “NZYQ”, “Unfairness” and “Banishment” Bill.
“What has occurred in Parliament today is astounding. Due process protections from some of the most vulnerable people in our community have been removed by statute.
This eases the way to transfer people with partners, children and jobs to Nauru. While many of these people have criminal records, all who do have served their time. They are being disproportionally and inappropriately punished by being removed to a small remote Pacific Island for the term of their natural lives. They can never leave as they have no travel documents.
These people have nowhere else to go – they are refugees and stateless. And Australia has signed treaties committing to providing them with permanent settlement. If their crimes were so hideous, they would be excluded from refugee status and would be able to be returned to their country of origin. Simply put, they have not.”
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This country will experience buyer’s remorse from giving the current Government such a resounding margin.
On reading this essay my first impression was: “is this a poorly constructed joke? or is it simply mal-information?”.
Unfortunately on close reading and a little confirmative research it is neither – it is an abomination of justice and a complete failure of moral judgement. The appalling mis-use of public money is not the prime issue, it is the persistence of the long since discredited colonial masters attitude that remains active in our leaders’ psyche. Shame on our elected legislators – your elected term may be defined but we, the people, will be burdened by this egregious decision for generations.
And erroneously published under my name.
Another example of the moral vacuum that exists in our government, and the absolute gutlessness of Albanese and his cabinet.
How are they different from the abomination of the Morrison disaster?They are barely four months into a second term, and it has already turned to shit.
Talk of another one or two terms of government are looking extremely optimistic.Albanese is not just disappointing, he is embarrassing.
I agree with the commenter who asked if it this was a “poorly constructed joke”. Labor is not always “straight” with the public as most of us see now. Maybe not as inane as Morrison was, but the this rubbish on top of much else that has emanated from them, comes very close.
The linked article below was written before the Senate passed the Bill.
It contains further information about the process, but more importantly, it warns of its potential application, viz: “Legal experts warn the rules could be applied too broadly, covering thousands more within Australia, who fall under the category of a noncitizen without a valid visa.” https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/02/misleading-80000-people-in-australia-may-be-affected-by-proposed-powers-to-deport-non-citizens-to-nauru-ntwnfb?/