Real Australians don’t swear, don’t spit, don’t gossip. Real Australians don’t irritate or disturb other people. Nor do they ignore and ostracise others for such bad behaviour or anti-social acts, do they?
Instead, the government of ‘real’ Australia deport such transgressors! To think they even accuse the newly arrived asylum seekers of refusing to assimilate and act like ‘real’ Australians!!
The Australian Government has been accused of “criminalising everyday behaviour” after a draft code of conduct for asylum seekers was leaked, which reportedly proposed that those who spread rumours or swear in public could be deported.
A leaked draft of the set of rules allegedly drawn up by Immigration Minister Scott Morrison reveals that asylum seekers could potentially be deported if they: “irritate” people, “disturb someone”, spit or swear in public, “spread rumours" or "exclude someone from a group or place on purpose”. The document describes “Antisocial” behaviour as “an action that is against the order of society". The draft reads that it is intended to set out "how people are expected to behave while they are living in the Australian community on a bridging visa". It explains: “This may include damaging property, spitting or swearing in public or other actions that other people might find offensive. Disruptive means to cause disorder or to disturb someone or something.”
A spokesman from the independent Asylum Seeker Resource Centre said : “The idea that spitting in public or getting a parking fine is enough to get you sent to an off shore detention centre is extraordinary. It is an abuse of power and creates a climate of terror for asylum seekers.”
Instead, the government of ‘real’ Australia deport such transgressors! To think they even accuse the newly arrived asylum seekers of refusing to assimilate and act like ‘real’ Australians!!
The Australian Government has been accused of “criminalising everyday behaviour” after a draft code of conduct for asylum seekers was leaked, which reportedly proposed that those who spread rumours or swear in public could be deported.
A leaked draft of the set of rules allegedly drawn up by Immigration Minister Scott Morrison reveals that asylum seekers could potentially be deported if they: “irritate” people, “disturb someone”, spit or swear in public, “spread rumours" or "exclude someone from a group or place on purpose”. The document describes “Antisocial” behaviour as “an action that is against the order of society". The draft reads that it is intended to set out "how people are expected to behave while they are living in the Australian community on a bridging visa". It explains: “This may include damaging property, spitting or swearing in public or other actions that other people might find offensive. Disruptive means to cause disorder or to disturb someone or something.”
A spokesman from the independent Asylum Seeker Resource Centre said : “The idea that spitting in public or getting a parking fine is enough to get you sent to an off shore detention centre is extraordinary. It is an abuse of power and creates a climate of terror for asylum seekers.”
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