Asylum seekers and refugees currently detained at the Park Hotel in Melbourne - where Novak Djokovic was temporarily held - should be allowed to resettle in Hobart, the deputy lord mayor of the city has said.
Ms Burnet makes reference to the case of Mehdi Ali, who fled Iran aged 15 and has been held in detention or processing facilities for nearly a decade in the council document."I’m desperate … I am a human being who’s been caged for nine years."
"Hobart has led the way over the years in some areas of compassion and I think it's time to be leading that conversation again. We are a compassionate island, we've got a big green heart and we have a big heart as Tasmanians and I know from the many emails I've received since suggesting this motion go ahead, we have a lot of people who are willing to help with resettlement."
"It would be such a boon for Hobart's economy and the broader Tasmanian economy to have people who can be gainfully employed. He was later released from detention but eventually deported to Serbia, after Mr Hawke cancelled his visa and the Federal Court ruled in the minister's favour. "The fact that there are communities and cities such as Hobart who are offering to do the resettlement, it shows it's not a financial reason why the Government is keeping them in detention. It's not for lack of them having a safe place to go," she said.
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