It seems that Philip Ruddock is a disaster - putting it at its mildest. When the Minister for Immigration his department's actions [and inaction] are simply mind-boggling. As A-G he isn't any better.
Now, today, it is revealed [conveniently over a long weekend?] that whilst under Ruddock's stewardship the Department of Immigration wrongfully detained quite a few Australians:
"The lawyer for two Australians wrongfully detained by the immigration department says he is horrified 26 others may have been subjected to the same ordeal.
The federal government has acknowledged Australian citizens Vivian Alvarez, also known as Vivian Solon, Cornelia Rau and a man known only as Mr T were wrongfully incarcerated in immigration detention.
And former immigration minister Philip Ruddock has told parliament 26 of another 220 possible wrongful detention cases under investigation by the commonwealth ombudsman have involved people identified as Australian citizens."
Read the complete article, from the SMH, here.
It's one thing for these terrible outrages to have occured and another for an incompetent Minister to continue as a member of Cabinet - but what about the responsibility for the cost of all of this in taxpayer's dollars?
Now, today, it is revealed [conveniently over a long weekend?] that whilst under Ruddock's stewardship the Department of Immigration wrongfully detained quite a few Australians:
"The lawyer for two Australians wrongfully detained by the immigration department says he is horrified 26 others may have been subjected to the same ordeal.
The federal government has acknowledged Australian citizens Vivian Alvarez, also known as Vivian Solon, Cornelia Rau and a man known only as Mr T were wrongfully incarcerated in immigration detention.
And former immigration minister Philip Ruddock has told parliament 26 of another 220 possible wrongful detention cases under investigation by the commonwealth ombudsman have involved people identified as Australian citizens."
Read the complete article, from the SMH, here.
It's one thing for these terrible outrages to have occured and another for an incompetent Minister to continue as a member of Cabinet - but what about the responsibility for the cost of all of this in taxpayer's dollars?
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