Australian refugee rights leader in NZ to support admission of people on Manus
Ian Rintoul, spokesperson for the Australian advocacy group, Refugee Action Coalition, in Auckland for a series of meetings with refugee and migrant groups, has called for the newly elected Labour government not to allow the dismissiveness of the Australian government to deter them from their humanitarian offer to take 150 refugees from Manus Island.
“The refugees’ claim has long been for resettlement in a safe third country,” said Ian Rintoul, spokesperson for the Refugee Action Coalition
“The renewed offer from Jacinda Ardern has given the refugees some hope that they do have a future beyond Manus Island.
“The Australian government claims that the refugees on Manus Island are the responsibility of the government of Papua New Guinea, but on the other has threatened both the PNG and the New Zealand government with ‘diplomatic consequences’ should they dare to discuss a resolution to the crisis on Manus Island.
“We are appalled at the implied threats of the Australian government, “ said Rintoul,
“Jacinda Ardern should understand that the days of the Turnbull government are numbered and that she will soon be dealing with a Labor government in Australia. We would call on Jacinda Ardern to consider increasing the number of refugees that New Zealand would be willing to resettle,
“The Australian government has no arrangement for the security or the future of the refugees on Manus Island. Their future and their safety may well rest with the willingness of New Zealand to maintain its humanitarian principles in the Asia Pacific.”
It’s been 10 years since Kevin Rudds radical reform of Australian immigration and every ones looking @Turnie Bull like wtf man. Do something. New Zealand offered to take 150 refugees per year, and excuse me, why hasn’t the offer been accepted? Because there are solutions out there that would have solved the problem just no Australian government has moved on anything, ANYTHING!!!??? To do with immigration. Not anything. And this whole back door argument is billshit. Either Australia or NZ could change visas a little. But again no one is even thinking of solutions, they just want to hold onto there human stop signs. And like Ramsey Boltin every one just wants to see it die already (I mean canned. You know what I mean).
1 seat majority to the first party that says I’v got a plan for this. Make me your leader!!!
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