http://www.theage.com.au/news/Opinion/How-immigration-laws-are-stifling-Australia/2005/02/16/1108500150537.html
Gregory Hywood
"Rather than represent this nation as open, confident, generous and intelligent, the legal framework we use to deal with people who want to visit or live in this country represents us at our worst.
The tangled array of legislation and regulations that determine people movements in and out of Australia are bureaucratic, legalistic, complex and are usually interpreted in such a small-minded manner that the results are often unjust, sometimes cruel and can serve no legitimate public policy purpose."