adelcrow wrote on Jan 17^th, 2014 at 4:49pm:




Friday, 17 January 2014


'As advised to media reporters yesterday, I have no legal authority to intervene in Mr Duong's case. There is no application currently before my department from Mr Duong or any decision of the Migration Review Tribunal presented to me for intervention.

'I am disappointed that these facts were not included in media reports on this issue, in particular the ABC, creating the impression that I had refused to intervene and that I and the government were insensitive to both the horrific attack suffered by Mr Duong and the issues raised by his supporters.

'To maintain a fiction of possible intervention in this case, by omission or otherwise, cruelly raises false hopes for Mr Duong and those who have provided advocacy on his behalf.

'As minister I have to deal with the facts of any immigration case, not the sentiment.

'I do not have the discretionary powers implied through media reports on this issue. To suggest that I have chosen not to intervene is incorrect and misrepresents the situation.

'Departmental records indicate that Mr Duong's visa was valid until 15 March 2013. Correspondence between the department and clients are archived as a matter of practice and our records clearly show the date of visa expiry as 15 March 2013, not 2014 as claimed.

'We are not speculating as to how Mr Duong's email has a different time, and my department is taking further steps to investigate the discrepancy.

'Mr Duong departed Australia on January 8 as an unlawful non-citizen since his last student visa expired on 15 March 2013. He currently does not have a valid visa to return to Australia, nor does he have a pending application with the department either onshore or offshore.

'My department at our consulate in Ho Chi Minh City has been in contact with Mr Duong and is available to assist him in how best to put forward an application that could permit his return to Australia, subject to satisfying the requirements of the relevant visa.

'Individual immigration matters are often complex and their management must follow the procedures and requirements set out in the Migration Act and associated regulations and procedures.

'To misrepresent the management of such cases and the position of the government, or myself as Minister, is unhelpful both to the handling of the person's case and communication with the potential applicant.'
http://www.minister.immi.gov.au/media/sm/2014/sm210877.htm


Who would have thought that the ABC plays gotcha journalism by deliberately misrepresenting the facts to cause political damage.

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No-one but a dyed-in-the-wool Rightard.

What a belting, a couple more kicks to the head and he could have ended up a lefty, did they get the c*nts that did it?

Soren wrote on Jan 20^th, 2014 at 4:49pm:



No-one really knows, because they simply aren't.

The ABC is not the problem.

Just another from Crowbait the ALP propagandist...  earn your money Crowbait. 

great man morrison,  firm but fair, would be a great father, small business operator, army major.  has the characteristics of leadership and the tenacity of a jack russell terrier.

would really like to see morrison and abbott get in the boxing ring up against david marr and adam bandt. no need to put that on the ABC you could put it on foxtel Pay per view and i'd pay

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Jan 21^st, 2014 at 6:48am:


And I am asking - what is it evidence of, then?

Because  think it is is evidence of taking sides  Deliberate misrepresentation of the facts.

ABC News is not some online chat forum, you know. Not with a $1 billion + budget.