31 May 2005

Gary Humphries joins the Liberal immigration rebels

| johnboy
Join the conversation
2

According to Lateline, ACT Liberal Senator, Gary Humphries, has joined the small group of Liberals planning to restore the rule of law to immigration policy and require guilt to be proved before the State can detain (let alone deport) people.

Good on Gazza, hopefully the other Canberra MPs will make their views clear.

Join the conversation

2
All Comments
  • All Comments
  • Website Comments
LatestOldest

Labor is arguing for more efficient administration of mandatory detention.

I’m arguing for no detention until guilt is proven in a court.

The liberal rebels started out on my side of the argument, drifted past labour, and are now heading back to the mothership.

Well, to be fair to the other (Labor) MPs, the policy now being put forward by the Liberal is essentially the same as that proposed by the Labor Party for the 2004 election.

So really, their views are already clear.

Funny how you only get credit for doing something you aren’t expected to — eg. Labor embracing deregulation in the 80s/90s, Liberal showing that they can be compassionate after all, etcetera etcetera.

Daily Digest

Want the best Canberra news delivered daily? Every day we package the most popular Riotact stories and send them straight to your inbox. Sign-up now for trusted local news that will never be behind a paywall.

By submitting your email address you are agreeing to Region Group's terms and conditions and privacy policy.