Commentary
There used to be an advertisement for a particular brand of oil, Castrol GTX2, which told consumers, “oils ain’t oils.”
Similarly, people claiming refugee status ain’t necessarily refugees.
In dealing with the vexed issue of refugee intake, the government of the day needs genuine wisdom and discernment.
To date, the new federal government has not done well in this regard allowing the much-publicised “Biloela family” to remain in Australia despite every single review of their status determining they were not refugees. From departmental officials to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, to the Federal Court, to the High Court, they all determined there was no claimable refugee status….