What a tragedy that the politics of meanness is so embedded in the political discourse of Australia that even a Labor Government sings from the song sheet. Remember when Malcolm Fraser welcomed a huge cohort of refugees from Vietnam? Remember when Bob Hawke granted visas to Chinese students in the aftermath of Tiananmen Square Massacre? As a signatory to the Refugee Convention, Australia is simply turning away from its obligations. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/governments-six-month-block-on-iranian-visas-begins-for-people-outside-australia/tktegs5q2