The independent MP is calling for fast processing times for refugees as visa delays blow out, leaving thousands in limbo.
Independent member for Fowler Dai Le says said it’s also important refugees who are resettled in Australia get access to services and resources to help them thrive.Dai Le escaped the Vietnam war in a rickety boat filled with hundreds of asylum seekers, with her mother and two sisters.
“My mother is praying [with] her rosary and saying make sure if the boat tips over you’re going to hold onto your sister, and I thought if the boat tipped over there’s no way we’re going to hold onto anything because we’re going to die because [there] was such a huge storm and none of us could swim.”
Dai Le said she’ll be looking to advocate for the settlement of more refugees and ensuring processing delays are minimised.“There are thousands of refugees still today stuck in camps and you see those camps set up,” she said.
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