MELBOURNE SAYS LET THEM STAY
The Melbourne we all love is filled with loving and compassionate people who welcome those from all walks of life. But the way successive Governments have treated refugees and people seeking asylum deeply violates those values.
People seeking asylum have been the subject of cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment for the political benefit of the Liberal and Labor parties.
Over the last few years community in Melbourne have rallied to say enough is enough and have called for the release of refugees from detention. Earlier this year persistent community pressure and advocacy paid off, with the release of all the refugees, who were cruelly and indefinitely detained, at the Park Hotel in Carlton, right in the heart of our community.
‘The Greens will push to close the camps, end offshore detention and create a fair and humane immigration system. When people come here fleeing war and seeking our help, we should offer them an open hand not a closed fist.’ - Adam Bandt
Both major parties support the cruel practice of indefinite detention for people who seek safety in Australia. Thousands of people currently living in Australia are denied basic rights because they sought a safer life.
The Greens will treat people who seek safety in Australia with the respect and dignity they deserve.
The Greens plan includes:
- Close the camps and end offshore detention on Manus Island and Nauru, bringing refugees to safety and freedom in Australia
- Increase Australia’s humanitarian intake to 50,000 per year
- Provide an additional 20,000 permanent humanitarian places for people fleeing conflict and persecution in Afghanistan, and an additional 20,000 permanent humanitarian places for people fleeing conflict and persecution in Ukraine
- Establish a regional solution for people seeking asylum
- Push for a faster, fairer, and more affordable family reunion visa system that actually reunites families
- Introduce a 7 day limit for onshore detention and provide fair support for people seeking asylum
- Abolish Temporary Protection Visas and reintroduce Permanent Protection Visas for refugees so they can rebuild their lives in Australia.
MELBOURNE SAYS LET THEM STAY
TAKE ACTION
People seeking asylum have been the subject of cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment for the political benefit of the Liberal and Labor parties.
Join the call to ensure the refugees and asylum seekers that are cruelly detained in offshore and onshore detention can finally be set free.