Australia to deport asylum seekers to Tsunami Zone
{{byline|date=January 6, 2005|location=[[w:Australia|Australia]]}} The [[w:Australia|Australia]]n Government has said in response to [[w:2004 Indian Ocean earthquake|the recent tsunami tragedy]] that it may take [[w:Sri Lanka|Sri Lanka]]ns as humanitarian refugees. Sri Lankans already in the Australian community, however, are being overlooked, according to Ian Rintoul of the Refugee Action Coalition. The government issued hundreds of Sri Lankans their deportation orders on Christmas Eve, and similar conditions affect people from [[w:Aceh|Aceh]] in [[w:Indonesia|Indonesia]], near the epicenter of the quake.

The Australian Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA) said it has had a special hotline running since December 30 in response to the tsunami disaster. 

"People who usually live in an area that has been directly affected by the tsunamis and may wish to temporarily extend their stay in Australia should contact the Department on the hotline on 1300&nbsp;735&nbsp;683," a Department spokesperson said.

== Sources ==

* {{source|url=http://www.dimia.gov.au/media_releases/media05/d05001.htm |title=Media Release: DPS 001/2005 Immigration Tsunami Hotline: 1300 735 683 |author=Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (Australia) |pub=www.dimia.gov.au |date=4 January 2004}}
* {{source|url=http://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Australia_to_deport_asylum_seekers_to_Tsunami_Zone&oldid=13234 |title=Media Release |pub=Refugee Action Coalition |author=Ian Rintoul |date=6 January 2005}}
*Direct correspondence with DIMIA Public Affairs, see [[Talk:Australia to deport asylum seekers to Tsunami Zone|Discussion]]

 

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The Australian Government has said in response to the recent tsunami tragedy that it may take Sri Lankans as humanitarian refugees. Sri Lankans already in the Australian community, however, are being overlooked, according to Ian Rintoul of the Refugee Action Coalition. The government issued hundreds of Sri Lankans their deportation orders on Christmas Eve, and similar conditions affect people from Aceh in Indonesia, near the epicenter of the quake.

The Australian Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA) said it has had a special hotline running since December 30 in response to the tsunami disaster. 

"People who usually live in an area that has been directly affected by the tsunamis and may wish to temporarily extend their stay in Australia should contact the Department on the hotline on 1300 735 683," a Department spokesperson said.
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