Tuesday, May 31, 2005

No visa for Australia despite proposed changes to asylum seeker rules / Sydney Morning Hrald, 31 May 2005

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Jane McAdam
"AUSTRALIA'S laws regulating the reception and processing of asylum seekers are uniquely draconian: Australia is the only Western country with a mandatory detention regime for those who arrive without a valid visa. The detention cannot be reviewed by the courts, and there are no limits on its duration."