Ten years ago, Australians took to the streets to demand that no child be sent back to offshore detention and it worked. Now these young adults and their families have rebuilt their lives in Australia, all while surviving on temporary visas. It’s time to let them stay for good.
Around 700 people remain in Australia who were transferred to Nauru and Papua New Guinea under Australia’s brutal offshore processing regime and were later brought to Australia for urgent medical treatment.
They remain stuck on short-term exit visas with no pathway to permanency, despite having nowhere else to go.
“We are part of Australia in every way, except on paper.”
Despite all they have been through, they are here and contributing to the Australian community, paying taxes and building their lives. It's time to let them stay for good.
Despite all they have been through, they are here and contributing to the Australian community, paying taxes and building their lives. It's time to let them stay for good.
The Government has shown a willingness to support people in similar situations to be granted permanent protection on humanitarian grounds, including the Iranian women’s soccer team.
Now, with nowhere else to go, the government must intervene to guarantee permanency to this community that has suffered so much harm at the hands of Australia’s brutal offshore detention regime.
If we can show our political representatives that these 700 people are part of our community and that the community is behind them, they are more likely to finally act to end this injustice. Can you write to your MP today, to demand they let them stay for good?