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Sydney siege: Media calls for introduction of ‘rigorous and lengthy” probation periods for new migrants.
Immigration laws look set to get tighter with Prime Minister Tony Abbot announcing an urgent review of how the Sydney siege gunman Man Haron Monis slipped through the migration checks and subsequent police monitoring.
Media reports claim that the Iranian authorities warned the Australian government that Monis had been charged with multiple counts in 1996, the time he made an application for asylum in Australia.
Prime Minister Tony Abbot has told ABC radio that the Australian authorities “had to do better” and is demanding answers as to why Monis was granted a visa in the first place and how is it that he was not subsequently monitored given his chequered past and criminal conduct in Australia.
When asked whether the system had failed, despite the introduction of a raft of new security laws in Parliament this year, Mr Abbott agreed it “did not adequately deal” with Mr Monis. “There’s no doubt about that. That’s why we have to learn the lessons of everything that happened, we have to be constantly asking ourselves is this the best we can do and frankly we have to always be better than this, because if we aren’t good at this our people suffer” said Mr Abbot.
The Sydney Morning Herald has called for probationary period to be introduced for new migrants. “Monis is a classic case study of why Australia needs to have probationary conditions applied to the residence status and then citizenship granted to immigrants, refugees and asylum-seekers. To cover for mistakes, this probationary status needs to be rigorous and lengthy.”
Mr Abbott said he wanted to see a report into the events leading up to the Sydney siege, which he intended to release publicly.
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Friday, 19 December 2014With respect to my fellow agents etc, lets stop bleating and blaming others. If this country is to be safe, then suitable measures and the correct long term thinking is required to fix it. The world is on fire almost everywhere you look, and this has been building for some time. If safety is an issue, then put the right measures in place regardless of creed or colour. A terrorist is a terrorist. If one chooses to associate with people of that ilk, then the consequences should be the same. We cannot hide behind earlier oversights or mistakes. What goes around, comes around. [All the best for the festive and new year season to all!]
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Is Fairfax Media now dictating Immigration Policy and will Australia put the majority of its permanent residents and citizens on probation? - how far do we go back for this and are naturalised Australians or Australians by descent going to be throw in the mix? Do we look into previous generations whilst we’re at it, just in case?
This sounds to me like a Gumby Brother's moment right from Monty Pythons' Flying Circus:
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=gumby+brotheres&FORM=VIRE5#view=detail&mid=8803741ADEC5636164B08803741ADEC5636164B0
With the utmost respect and sincere condolences for those personally affected by the actions of this and other similar deranged individuals from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds all over the world, there is nothing quite like a siege to release the media hounds, which are bent of damaging Australia's reputation further than it is already.