Monday, May 30, 2005

What has Australia become?

Christine Rau, Cornelia's sister in the Herald:

"In investigating Cornelia’s case, our eyes have been opened to another country, another Australia unrecognisable to most of us, where people deemed not worthy of our proper care are treated without respect.
The way she was mistreated by the federal government under the Migration Act is not unusual in detention centres. The only difference about Cornelia was that she happened to be an Australian resident, and that her situation came to public light.
Under the government’s current mandatory immigration detention system Canberra officials and state police officials act as judge, jury and jailer.
Confused and ill Australians who are suspected of not being Australians by a Canberra official can be summarily locked up. This cannot happen to those that are suspected of even the most serious criminal offence."

Also, there is an outcry against Schapelle Corby's conviction and sentence that is encouraging people to boycott Bali. This is misdirected as we should be equally outraged against the Australian airport, the Australian airline & Auustralian government.

Like Lindy Chamberlian in reverse.

This is Australia.