Federal MP Maria Vamvakinou says the government's plan to ban asylum seekers from ever entering Australia will fail.Ms Vamvakinou made a speech in response to the Governments amendments on Migration legislation - namely the lifetime ban on all refugees. In her speech, she made reference to her experiences as a migrant, her parents, and her husband who is a refugee from Cyprus. In an interview with SBS Radio Ms Vamvakinou told Sotiris Hatzimanolis:I am a migrant myself, my husband is a refugee from Cyprus, I proudly represent one of the most multicultural constituencies in Australia. The federal seat of Calwell is home to the one of the largest Muslim communities in Australia.
Federal MP Maria Vamvakinou says the government's plan to ban asylum seekers from ever entering Australia will fail.Ms Vamvakinou made a speech in response to the Governments amendments on Migration legislation - namely the lifetime ban on all refugees. In her speech, she made reference to her experiences as a migrant, her parents, and her husband who is a refugee from Cyprus. In an interview with SBS Radio Ms Vamvakinou told Sotiris Hatzimanolis:I am a migrant myself, my husband is a refugee from Cyprus, I proudly represent one of the most multicultural constituencies in Australia. The federal seat of Calwell is home to the one of the largest Muslim communities in Australia.
