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abid supported: Grant Permanent Residency to Long-Term ResidentsInternational students are a source of vitality and diversity for our University, making access more difficult is contrary to our shared values as Australians 'for those who've come across the sea we've boundless plains to share'
Alena supported: Stop Unfair Treatment of International Students - No to $2,000 Visa Fees!International students have been part of Australia's economic and social development. We fully support promoting academic excellence and high standards. We are willing to raise academic levels, but please understand that migrating is a challenge not only emotionally, but also financially.
Australia is a land of opportunity; let’s not close the door to students who aspire to become outstanding professionals in this Oceanic nation.
Linda Dayanna supported: Stop Unfair Treatment of International Students - No to $2,000 Visa Fees!It is right to challenge the need for checking the status, but it is wrong to keep challenging it beyond the point of evidence. Shane and Kat are clearly a genuine couple with great intentions to contribute to their communities, give them the chance to prove it, let love win!
Duncan supported: Help Shane n Kat stay together in AustraliaTheir situation is so desperate, and without permanent residency, it seems tragically impossible for their parents, who are battling cancer, to survive. This is why I became concerned about this issue.
Seungho supported: A Mother’s Plea: Help Keep My Family Together in AustraliaAs a scholar who's worked on the far right for two decades, I am terrified at the damage Trump has done and is doing in the US. We don't need it down under, we don't need to hear his endless stream of grievances and lies.
Matthew Joel supported: Demand the Australian Government to Deny Donald Trump's Visitor Visabecause they've suffered immensely from the conflict, facing displacement, discrimination, and violence. Many have lost their homes, livelihoods, and loved ones, and are at risk of further persecution.
These communities, including Christians, Kurds, and others, have unique cultural heritages that enrich Syrian society. Protecting them preserves Syria's diversity and helps rebuild a more inclusive nation.
Providing humanitarian aid, advocating for their rights, and supporting inclusive governance are essential steps. By standing with Syrian minorities, we uphold human rights and contribute to a more just and peaceful future for all Syrians.
Hanna supported: Call on the Australian Government to grant visas to Syrian families' membersNational Apology – For the Unjust Deportation of Non-Citizen Residents Under Section 501 of the Migration Act
To the sons and daughters who cried themselves to sleep,
To the wives, mothers, and families left behind,
To the men who were exiled after serving their time,
To the generations affected by a policy built on fear,
We say: we are sorry.
We acknowledge the immense pain and trauma caused by the implementation of Section 501 of the Migration Act. Under this law, hundreds of individuals who lived, worked, paid taxes, and raised families in Australia were forcibly deported — not for ongoing crimes, but for past mistakes they had already paid for.
These individuals were torn from their homes, their children, their communities, and sent to countries they barely remembered — sometimes without family, support, or safety. They were detained without time limits, silenced without process, and deported without dignity.
We recognise this policy as barbaric, inhumane, and unjust. It punished people beyond their sentence. It targeted working-class migrants. It inflicted generational grief on innocent children, who lost their fathers not to crime — but to legislation.
We acknowledge that these deportations were carried out with deliberate silence, without public scrutiny, and without regard for the long-term psychological, emotional, and social consequences.
We especially recognise the children — Australian-born and raised — who grew up with unanswered questions, unexplained losses, and deep abandonment wounds. They carry this policy in their bodies and hearts. And we failed them.
We failed to uphold our values of fairness, redemption, and the right to a second chance. We replaced justice with cruelty. Law with punishment. Policy with trauma.
For all of this, we are sorry.
We commit to making things right.
We commit to reform.
And we commit to never repeating this shameful chapter of our history.
Australia must be better than this.
Campaign to supported: #LetChrisReturn: My boys miss their father. Please help reunite our family.Silent Deportations: The Dark Legacy of Peter Dutton's 501 Crackdown
While Australians go about their daily lives, something disturbing is happening quietly behind the scenes. Families are being torn apart. Fathers with jobs, mortgages, and children are being pulled off work sites, detained without notice, and deported to countries they barely know. All of this is happening under laws shaped by Peter Dutton.
Section 501 of the Migration Act allows for the cancellation of a visa on vague 'character' grounds. This doesn't mean the person is currently a threat. In most cases, the person has already served their time—sometimes over a decade ago. Yet, they are detained and deported years after their sentence has ended.
One individual, let's call him Subject A, served a full prison term. He was even offered early release at four years but chose to serve the full seven in good faith, believing it would help him stay in Australia. He has lived and worked here, paid taxes, and is a father to Australian-born children. Yet he was picked up by eight armed Border Force officers immediately after finishing a work shift, flown to a detention centre, and is now awaiting deportation to a country he hasn’t lived in for decades.
Subject A’s appeal was denied. He now faces permanent removal and a 99-year ban from Australia. His working and holiday visa applications were automatically rejected. His only chance is a High Court challenge, which costs upwards of $100,000—a cost most working-class families cannot afford.
He is not alone.
Hundreds of men have been quietly deported in similar fashion—many without a criminal conviction since release. Some were children when they arrived in Australia. Some were born here but don't hold citizenship due to changes in migration policy. Most are ripped from partners, children, jobs, and homes, with little to no public attention. This is state-sanctioned trauma, carried out under the radar.
Peter Dutton, during his time as Immigration Minister, built this machine. He shaped the legislation, directed the crackdowns, and championed the brutal efficiency of this system. Now, as Leader of the Opposition, he continues to stand by it.
This is not about public safety. This is about punishment beyond punishment. About making an example. About fear.
The current government has shown little willingness to roll back these policies. But Australians have the power to demand change. This is a human rights issue. It’s a moral issue. It’s a national shame.
Let’s call it what it is: silent deportation. Legalised exile. A war on working-class families. If we don’t speak out, it will keep happening.
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If you're reading this and feel uncomfortable, good. You should. Now do something about it.
Campaign to supported: Bring 501s home to their familiesIt’s not just about the housing crisis, people & especially the government need to understand our infrastructure was built to only accommodate a population of 27 million people which we have surpassed.. our roads are terrible, public transport is mayhem, & our energy grid is at capacity especially in NSW.. our government has let us down, sold us out.. we struggle whilst on average politicians own 4 houses, it’s disgusting
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