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Australian minister questions NYE bashing of refugees
The Federal Government says it is not yet clear what triggered the latest incident at the Manus Island detention centre following reports that asylum seekers were arrested and assaulted by Papua New Guinea police and immigration officers on New Year’s Eve.
The Refugee Action Coalition said the two Iranians suffered several broken bones in the incident, and photos supplied by the group also showed the pair with cuts and bruises on their faces.
But Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said the advocates may be using the incident to “attack” the Government’s immigration policies.
Mr Dutton told Sydney radio station 2GB that he wanted to hear from the PNG police before commenting further.
“If people have had an interaction with the PNG police on a New Year’s Eve night, I would wait to see the full facts of that case before I’d make any comment to say that they were targeted because they were refugees or because they were part of the Manus Island population,” he said.
“I think we’re better off to wait for the full facts instead of letting the refugee advocates try to use this to again attack the government’s successful border protection policy.”
A spokesperson for the Department of Immigration said the department was aware of an incident involving two asylum seekers, but that it was a matter for the PNG police force.
Ian Rintoul from the Refugee Action Coalition said the Australian Government should investigate the incident. Full Story
NYE bashing of refugees
“Clearly … it goes without saying that if specialised treatment is only available on the mainland then the mainland will be utilised,” said Pezzullo, under questions from the Greens senator Nick McKim.
McKim said the “outrageous” revelation raised numerous questions and was “a clear denial of the clear intent of the parliament, which is that people get access to better medical treatment, which is not available on Christmas Island”.
The opposition leader, Bill Shorten, said he had no problem with people being sent to Christmas Island first.
“If the medical treatment is delivered and delivered on Christmas Island and it makes people well, that’s fine,” he said.
The medical evacuations bill has been at the centre of savage bipartisan fighting.
The government plans to send sick refugees and people seeking asylum to Christmas Island. This is utter bastardry and a denial of the Parliament's intentions. pic.twitter.com/oFgfQvWpRQ
— Nick McKim (@NickMcKim) February 18, 2019
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