Just came across this article and not sure if anyone has seen it before and it is now ‘old news’, but I felt that it was something that needed to be covered.   It is a story on Chris Bowen and his treatment of a Hazara he ordered back to Afghanistan.

This is the type of government we have had to deal with for a while now and this is indicative of the contempt shown for these Hazara visa applicants by the previous Immigration Minister.

The point I would like to raise is why did it have to take an Australian court to dictate to Bowen what is and what is not acceptable?

Migration Alliance readers can find more information on this terrible tale here:

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/court-scolds-bowen-over-hazara-case-20130320-2gg23.html#ixzz2bMkW2IX0