The Abbott government wants to change the migration act to make asylum seekers prove it’s more likely than not they would suffer serious harm if Australia refuses them a visa.
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So back home you go, if there’s only a 49 per cent chance you or your family might be killed, tortured or locked away.
Would Tony Abbott and his ministers have the guts to subject themselves to such a pitiless test? Not likely.
We saw how courageous they are when a couple of ministers recently received extra security just because they had to face a few rowdy university students.
They certainly lack the guts of the asylum seekers they’re determined to demonise.
We sure are a weird mob.
Footballer Todd Carney gets sacked for tarnishing the image of his footy club but Immigration Minister Scott Morrison, whose treatment of asylum seekers is trashing Australia’s reputation worldwide, looks set to be promoted by Tony Abbott.
Nothing has changed. All those years ago when Jesus Christ stood up for the poor, the disadvantaged, the children and the persecuted, the rich and powerful sorted Him out. Got the mob screeching. The murderer Barrabas was set free and Christ was crucified.
Nothing has changed.
Garry Ryan
Tintinhull