A DFAT report used to judge Sri Lankan asylum seekers' claims has been criticised by an influential UK refugee tribunal, leading to calls for its retraction.
In 2018, the Coalition extended the wait times for most government payments to four years, but carved out family tax benefits, carers and parental payments under a deal with Labor.
The new measure will affect 13,200 future migrants and 45,000 families who arrive in Australia after 1 January 2022, forcing them to wait four years for carer payments and allowances; family tax benefits A and B; parental leave, dad and partner pay.
The shadow social services minister, Linda Burney, said it was an âunusual and unexpected measure in light of the current economic circumstances and the pause on migrationâ.
âWe will examine the detail and consult extensively with the community,â she told Guardian Australia. âWhat we do know is that migrants have consistently been left behind and neglected by this government, especially during this pandemic, when temporary visa holders were excluded from social security supports.â
Asylum seekers face âinterview of their livesâ as caseload blitz launched
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The federal government is rushing to assess the status of more than 1100 asylum seekers in an expedited interview process human rights lawyers say is not fair and denies applicants justice by not giving them enough time to prepare.
The lawyers said the asylum seekers, who live in Victoria and NSW, were the last to arrive in Australia by boat from countries such as Iran, Afghanistan, Myanmar and Sri Lanka between 2012 and 2014.
Famous Aussies write to the women who raised them
In an extract for Motherâs Day from new book Dear Mum, RedBalloon founder Naomi Simson, feminist activist Clare Wright and Carmanâs boss Carolyn Creswell write to their mothers.
RedBalloon founder Naomi Simson with her mother, Lorna Elms.Â
May 8, 2021 â 12.00am
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In this extract from
Dear Mum, a book of letters addressed to the mothers of 90 prominent Australians by their children, RedBalloon founder Naomi Simson, Carmanâs founder Carolyn Creswell and feminist activist Clare Wright write to the women who raised them.
âI wanted to be a clownâ
What a ride this thing called life is â you started it.
By Cam Lucadou-Wells
An asylum seeker in the South East has been banned from paid work as he waits years on a legal bid to remain in Australia.
The man, effectively without a legal income, risks deportation by working cash-in-hand jobs to survive.
Otherwise he and his family depend on charity, he says.
The man says his protection visa – along with his permit to work – was revoked by the Federal Government after he launched a High Court of Australia appeal to stay in the country.
He is likely to wait for up to three years for his hearing – a case that will cost him $10,000.