2016-02-19
Greens Senator Sarah Hanson Young will be on the panel tonight on Q&A and will use this opportunity to talk about Australia's broken refugee policy, and amplify the voices of the community calling for the Turnbull Government and Bill Shorten to #LetThemStay.
Some key facts you might find useful
Who is calling on the government to #LetThemStay?
- Teachers, doctors and state politicians have called on the Turnbull Government to #LetThemStay. Why is the government lagging behind?
- Thousands of people have taken to the street for the 37 babies the government is threatening with deportation. #LetThemStay
- The Greens will never support sending children into danger. None of us should.
- Across the country, tens of thousands of people have called on the government to #LetThemStay. We are #StrongEnough to welcome them.
Don't forget to tune in at 9:35PM, AEST, on ABC!
What risks are these children facing?
- The United Nations, Human Rights Commission, Amnesty etc. have all found that conditions on #Nauru and #Manus breach basic human rights.
- Following reports of abuse, violence and trauma and #Nauru and #Manus, how can the government send kids back there?
- We cannot guarantee the safety of these children on #Nauru. #LetThemStay
- Violence, abuse, trauma, poor sanitation and insufficient health services on #Nauru and #Manus mean we must #LetThemStay
What about stopping the boats?
- We need to create a fair and efficient system to assess people's claims for asylum in the region & bring them here safely ยป http://greens.org.au/safer-path
- Locking people up & breaking them is no solution. We are a generous, welcoming country & we are #StrongEnough to help http://greens.org.au/safer-path
Don't forget to tune in at 9:35PM, AEST, on ABC!