Friday, February 11, 2005

Lib's call to end detention gets expert backing / [Australia] The Age, 10 Feb 2005

http://www.theage.com.au/news/Immigration/Libs-call-to-end-detention-gets-expert-backing/2005/02/10/1107890345308.html?oneclick=true
Michael Gordon ; Meaghan Shaw
"A member of the Howard Government's advisory group on immigration detention has backed the call by Victorian Liberal Petro Georgiou to scrap the policy of indefinite detention of unauthorised asylum seekers.
Professor Harry Minas has also backed Mr Georgiou's call for the release of 166 asylum seekers in detention and for the 6700 refugees in the community on temporary protection visas (TPVs) to be given permanent residency."