Jamshidian, who has lived in Australia for eight years, says the government’s decision makes the country feel like a “home that doesn’t support you”.
“The Australian government was so quick to support this illegal war and shockingly quick to ban Iranian people who might have wanted to shelter from this war temporarily somewhere safer,” she says.
“I don’t feel this is aligned with the ‘Australian values’ I committed to when I was granted Australian citizenship, such as ‘equality of all people’ and ‘equality of opportunity and a fair go’.”