It really is quite simple. She can't stay. Her parents came here illegally by boat and have (until she was injured) been held in Nauru. Her parents are from Nepal. They aren't seeking to live here because they fear for their lives, or because they're fleeing a despotic, oppressive regime. Nepal is a developing country and relatively poor, but the situation of the Nepalese is nothing like that of people in Syria living under ISIS or the threat of ISIS moving into their region. There are no roving death squads, no rampant corruption, no secret Police dragging people from their homes in the dead of the night, never to be heard from again. Their lives weren't in immediate danger when they chose to pay people smugglers tens of thousands of dollars, nor would they be if they returned. They're economic refugees simply looking for greener pastures. That is fine in itself, but they should've availed themselves of the proper immigration program and if they had done so they'd probably be living freely here today. It's time for the Minister to end this farce and immediately send them either back to Nauru or give them the option of returning to their homeland, where they'll be far more comfortable and surrounded by family/friends who they left behind. There's another reason why Mr Dutton must not cave in to the bleeding heart brigade. To do so would be an invitation to people smugglers to start sending boats again. That's what happened when Rudd became PM and dismantled the Pacific Solution. He let in 50,000 people and was responsible for more than 1,200 dying at sea. He was also responsible for the trauma inflicted on our Navy and Customs personnel who had to pull dead bodies - including babies and children - from the sea. Mr Dutton must not waver and going by an interview he gave on radio this morning from Washington, he won't and he is to be commended for his stance.

Genuine refugees from Nepal?? Do your job Dutton and send them home forcibly.

Dnarever wrote on Feb 18^th, 2016 at 1:57pm:


Wrong. He's saving thousands of lives by not changing his stance or else people smugglers would quickly send thousands on leaky boats to their deaths again.

Kat wrote on Feb 18^th, 2016 at 2:09pm:


Why do you want the drownings to recommence? Have you no heart?

Is nepal a hotbed of abuse and/or bombing?

Stratos wrote on Feb 18^th, 2016 at 4:44pm:


Which folks?

Australia has nothing to be proud of in regards to refugees....It is our signature on the refugee convention that draws asylum seekers to this country and our neighbours must shoulder the burden of Australian domestic policy to ignore the convention....Take our signature off the convention and stop this pretence for the sake of the refugees we lied to!!!

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-34322115

Armchair_Politician wrote on Feb 18^th, 2016 at 2:02pm:


Bit of a stretch maybe or more like absolute rubbish.