While we are watching with deep pride the performance of Andrew Willkie, MP, who brought the government on its knees over poker machine reforms, we consider this to be clear evidence on Greens lack of determination to achieve changes on issues they promise to achieve before last elections.
“Andrew Willkie, a sole independent MP, could enforce the Labor minority government to act on spiraling gambling problem” said Jamal Daoud, spokesperson for Social Justice Network. “This raises very serious questions why 10 Greens MP and Senators cannot enforce the same minority government to stop attacks on asylum seekers rights”
“Andrew Willkie knows that poker machine reforms were the issues that put him in parliament. This is why he pursued this with arm and fist. And he delivered”
“In comparison, the Greens know very well that the asylum seekers issue was the most important issue that handed them the balance of power in both houses. Yet the Greens prefer to keep treating this issue as political football, with no achievement but to spread more lies and deceptions”
“The Greens leader can pick up the phone tonight and call the prime minister to warn her about deep consequencies if she pursued the same inhumane line on boat people. The result is almost guaranteed. The PM cannot gamble with her job, especially that all opinion polls indicate devastating election defeat if we go to election now”
“We have stressed for long time that the Greens treat the suffering of refugees and asylum seekers as a political football to win more votes. The Greens are happy to keep the debate so low between the two major parties, to distinguish the Greens from both. This would guarantee the Greens to keep the current high vote. The performance of Mr Willkie is clear evidence that support our claims”
If the Greens are serious on their crocodile tears on boat people suffering and fate, they should either call Andrew Willkie or Julia Gillard. They could get some consultation on how Andrew Willkie could achieve results. Alternatively, they should stress to the PM that they are serious on withdrawing support for the government if Labor insists to take Australia to third world countries’ club.
The Greens should cut the lies and either stop shedding crocodile tears on boat people. Or they should put their feet deep in sands and demand actions from PM, if she wants to keep her job for the next two years.
For media contact, Jamal Daoud can be contacted on 0404 447 272.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Monday, September 12, 2011
The Greens must withdraw support for this government to end inhumane treatment of refugees
Today’s announcement by Labor minority government of its intension to introduce bill to amend Migration Act to enable it to deport asylum seekers arrived by boat is a new serious race to bottom in disregarding the human rights in this country. By doing this, the Labor is going too extreme to the right. Even the Liberals are hesitant to support this extreme move to dump refugees and asylum seekers and traffic them to other countries.
While it is very highly likely that the Liberals will support amending the Migration Act, we believe that defeating these attempts to race to bottom on this issue lay within the Greens power.
“The Greens is in unique situation after the last year’s election” said Jamal Daoud, spokesperson of Social Justice Network. “The Greens not only holds the balance of power in both houses. Its sole MP, Adam Bandt, is a key member to secure Labor’s continuation in office”.
The Greens leader’s excuse not to withdrawing Greens support for Labor minority government and hence going for early election was based on his assumption that Labor’s position on this issue is more progressive than Liberals’. This view is not supported by the recent developments and Labor’s practices.
“The situation inside the immigration system is very appalling. It is far worse than it was under the regressive Liberals government”
The Greens should stop playing numbers game. Maybe the Greens do not have the power to stop Labor-Liberals alliance to keep persecuting refugees and asylum seekers. But they have great power, if used appropriately, could stop the Labor’s attacks on human rights of refugees and asylum seekers.
With Labor greatly struggling in opinion polls, it will not gamble to go for fresh new election as a result of Greens withdrawal of support. Hence, we believe that any Greens indication of this scenario will enforce Labor to back down on their path to amend the Migration Act and offshore processing.
If the Greens fail to do so, the voters will not be blamed to lose faith in the Greens and the political system altogether. The 1.5 million voters who voted for the Greens in the last election, they did so to arm the Greens with enough power to stop attacks on these vulnerable people.
If the Greens fail to use these tremendous powers (balance of power in both houses in addition to the ability to bring the government down), the Australians will have thousand questions about the Greens credibility on this issue.
The Greens verbal opposition to Amending Migration Act and against the offshore processing should be accompanied by actions. Without actions, the Greens are in fact complicit in the attacks on refugees, asylum seekers, multiculturalism and diversity in the society.
For media contact, Jamal Daoud can be contacted on 0404 447 272.
While it is very highly likely that the Liberals will support amending the Migration Act, we believe that defeating these attempts to race to bottom on this issue lay within the Greens power.
“The Greens is in unique situation after the last year’s election” said Jamal Daoud, spokesperson of Social Justice Network. “The Greens not only holds the balance of power in both houses. Its sole MP, Adam Bandt, is a key member to secure Labor’s continuation in office”.
The Greens leader’s excuse not to withdrawing Greens support for Labor minority government and hence going for early election was based on his assumption that Labor’s position on this issue is more progressive than Liberals’. This view is not supported by the recent developments and Labor’s practices.
“The situation inside the immigration system is very appalling. It is far worse than it was under the regressive Liberals government”
The Greens should stop playing numbers game. Maybe the Greens do not have the power to stop Labor-Liberals alliance to keep persecuting refugees and asylum seekers. But they have great power, if used appropriately, could stop the Labor’s attacks on human rights of refugees and asylum seekers.
With Labor greatly struggling in opinion polls, it will not gamble to go for fresh new election as a result of Greens withdrawal of support. Hence, we believe that any Greens indication of this scenario will enforce Labor to back down on their path to amend the Migration Act and offshore processing.
If the Greens fail to do so, the voters will not be blamed to lose faith in the Greens and the political system altogether. The 1.5 million voters who voted for the Greens in the last election, they did so to arm the Greens with enough power to stop attacks on these vulnerable people.
If the Greens fail to use these tremendous powers (balance of power in both houses in addition to the ability to bring the government down), the Australians will have thousand questions about the Greens credibility on this issue.
The Greens verbal opposition to Amending Migration Act and against the offshore processing should be accompanied by actions. Without actions, the Greens are in fact complicit in the attacks on refugees, asylum seekers, multiculturalism and diversity in the society.
For media contact, Jamal Daoud can be contacted on 0404 447 272.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Letter to Greens Adam Bandt: Actions, and not talks, are needed tomorrow
11 September 2011
Dear Adam Bandt, member for Melbourne
In this letter we would like to urge you to take ACTION to stop the inhumane and illegal treatment of refugees and asylum seekers. We heard your leader and your party spokesperson on refugees talk extensively on several occasions opposing this treatment, but we saw no action.
We understand that the Labor government (backed by you) will move tomorrow to change the Migration Act to enable them legislating for Offshore Processing. The offshore processing was found recently to be illegal by High Court ruling.
For the last year, we have witnessed serious deteriorations to human rights in Australia. This includes, but not exclusive of, treatment of refugees. Such treatment that made Australia a headline for international criticism and embarrassment. Not only this. Such treatment that resulted in loss of 5 human lives inside detention centres, mass riots and protests inside many detention centres and self harm attempts of detainees almost on daily basis.
All these atrocities and human rights violations happened under your party (the Greens Party) auspices. Without your party’s support for Labor, the current government would not continue to govern more than few months.
Not only this. We did not witness serious calls from your party to the current minister for immigration to end these criminal and detrimental practices in the migration system.
We know very well that the current government is very vulnerable to any serious threat of withdrawing support, which would lead to government collapse and subsequent change of government. This was the reaosn why your party was successful in enforcing the government to introduce the highly unpopular Carbon Tax laws, which was consistently opposed by all previous Labor leaders.
We deeply believe that tomorrow is the time for action. If the government (backed by your party) will decide to amend the Migration Law, Australian politics will enter new very serious low moment of disrespect to human rights and international laws. Not only this. Multiculturalism and diversity in society will be deeply compromised.
We urge you to use the unique position you personally hold in parliament to stop this disaster. While we know that you and your party will lose if we go to fresh double dissolution election, we believe that Labor will not go this path. The Labor simply does not think that you and your party are serious about opposing this low path of attacking refugees, asylum seekers, multiculturalism and diversity. If they will be sure that your party is very serious on threats of withdrawing support, the Labor will back down.
We think that tomorrow is a historic day. If you allow the government you are part of to go this path, Australians should have thousand questions about you and your party credibility on election promises and policies.
Thanks and if you need to discuss these issues further, I can be contacted on 0404 447 272
Yours sincerely
Jamal Daoud
Spokesperson, SJN
Dear Adam Bandt, member for Melbourne
In this letter we would like to urge you to take ACTION to stop the inhumane and illegal treatment of refugees and asylum seekers. We heard your leader and your party spokesperson on refugees talk extensively on several occasions opposing this treatment, but we saw no action.
We understand that the Labor government (backed by you) will move tomorrow to change the Migration Act to enable them legislating for Offshore Processing. The offshore processing was found recently to be illegal by High Court ruling.
For the last year, we have witnessed serious deteriorations to human rights in Australia. This includes, but not exclusive of, treatment of refugees. Such treatment that made Australia a headline for international criticism and embarrassment. Not only this. Such treatment that resulted in loss of 5 human lives inside detention centres, mass riots and protests inside many detention centres and self harm attempts of detainees almost on daily basis.
All these atrocities and human rights violations happened under your party (the Greens Party) auspices. Without your party’s support for Labor, the current government would not continue to govern more than few months.
Not only this. We did not witness serious calls from your party to the current minister for immigration to end these criminal and detrimental practices in the migration system.
We know very well that the current government is very vulnerable to any serious threat of withdrawing support, which would lead to government collapse and subsequent change of government. This was the reaosn why your party was successful in enforcing the government to introduce the highly unpopular Carbon Tax laws, which was consistently opposed by all previous Labor leaders.
We deeply believe that tomorrow is the time for action. If the government (backed by your party) will decide to amend the Migration Law, Australian politics will enter new very serious low moment of disrespect to human rights and international laws. Not only this. Multiculturalism and diversity in society will be deeply compromised.
We urge you to use the unique position you personally hold in parliament to stop this disaster. While we know that you and your party will lose if we go to fresh double dissolution election, we believe that Labor will not go this path. The Labor simply does not think that you and your party are serious about opposing this low path of attacking refugees, asylum seekers, multiculturalism and diversity. If they will be sure that your party is very serious on threats of withdrawing support, the Labor will back down.
We think that tomorrow is a historic day. If you allow the government you are part of to go this path, Australians should have thousand questions about you and your party credibility on election promises and policies.
Thanks and if you need to discuss these issues further, I can be contacted on 0404 447 272
Yours sincerely
Jamal Daoud
Spokesperson, SJN
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