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Refugees are NOT ok

By Jane Salmon - posted Thursday, 12 September 2024

It is risky to be there. Arrest could lead to deportation.

The real cure for this pain is not moving camp, another anti-depressant or group hug. Nor is it yet another political promise. Any suggestion that Labor will be doing better by this group next term is Labor conceding that they have had and still have no commitment or courage now. If they continue wave the white flag on this issue, it is an admission that they are too weak or too uncaring to govern. Dutton is still the nation's leader even from opposition. Labor spent 9 years in opposition and failed to change racist narratives.

The time for action is now - not the political never-never.

All it takes is a sweep of Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke's pen and 10,000 desperate people can be re-connected with their own futures.

It is not ok for Labor to postpone another day.