Advocates have welcomed the federal government's decision as a step in the right direction, but say it fails about 12,000 asylum seekers still without a permanent solution. It has been an emotional week for asylum seeker Reza Haidari, who has been excluded from a federal government decision allowing 19,000 refugees to apply for permanent visas.
abc.net.au/news/thousands-of-asylum-seekers-left-out-of-visa-decision/101989968It has been an emotional week for asylum seeker Reza Haidari, who has been excluded from a federal government decision allowing 19,000 refugees to apply for permanent visas.
They will be eligible for social security payments, higher education assistance as well as family sponsorship. Sarah Dale, principal solicitor at the Refugee and Casework Service, described the process as "arbitrary"."The Albanese government themselves have called this system out for the many injustices that people found within ," she said.
As a member of the ethnic Hazara minority persecuted by the Taliban, Mr Haidari feared he would be sent back to Afghanistan."My son was seven-years-old the last time I saw him...now he is 18," he said.People who have had their claims for protection rejected can request the minister to intervene if they have new and credible grounds."Traditionally ministerial intervention has been sporadic," she said.
People who tried to reach the country by boat after 2014 are also excluded from the change in law, including those who were transferred to Australia for medical treatment. Kethan Sabarathnam is relieved he's eligible for permanency but is worried about his friends on bridging visas.
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