Australian government accused of racism over threats to imprison travelers from India for five years

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The Australian government has been accused of racism after threatening five-year prison sentences for citizens who breach a temporary ban on travel between India and Australia.

"We should be helping Aussies in India return, not jailing them," he said. Around 9,000 Australians in India are registered with the government as wanting to return to Australia.in an article published Monday, adding the decision was"driven by fear, ignorance and incompetence."

In a statement Saturday, the Australian Human Rights Commission said the travel ban and criminal sanctions raised"serious human rights concerns," and called for the Senate to"The need for such restrictions must be publicly justified. The Government must show that these measures are not discriminatory and the only suitable way of dealing with the threat to public health," the statement said.

He said the powers would be"used responsibly" to enforce the block on arrivals from India, to ease pressure on the hotel quarantine system.Rick Rycroft/AP However, in an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on Monday, Kelly said that there was"no advice given" to impose fines and jail terms.

 

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How do you breach a travel ban unless you can purchase an airline ticket first?

Australia! Racist? Never 😂😂😂

.....for example, an advance country like Singapore, Singaporean Indian are free to come back in as their quarantine procedures to be followed.

Australia has no more than 10 Covid cases. They are proactive.

Well of course they have. Idiots throw 'mah racism' around like it candy. It's called race baiting and CNN is one of its main proponents.

GOOD

Ban all travel nobody gets in since we are not allowed to leave foreign trash should not be allowed to enter

FoxHatesAmericans

It is not racist to not want to die of Indian virus.

Yeah nah. Not even close.

这货就是一sb

Racism is not the cause of everything. Time for a break

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