Inside Australia's Immigration Detention

Happy New Year!  What is your new year resolution?   Actually, this is the question I was asked first in this year by my next door neighbour who barely escaped a deportation last year.  My answer: Get out of here!  Her resolution should be the same but her response was: 'Ahhhh, that's trueeeeee!' Hey, mate, you should be worried about your situation more seriously otherwise you will be really deported next time. Although getting out of here is the first thing I have to do this year, it is virtually the last year's job.  In fact, the Federal Court database stated my current case status as 'Hearing finalised.  Waiting for submissions.'  What the hell is that stupid status!  It sounds as if the substantive argument is finished and the judge is waiting for the submissions as to costs or something.  The truth is that the hearing continues on papers and will not be finalised until February (!!) even though it should have...

Merry Christmas!  This morning, one Chinese lady turned up in a beautiful china dress to celebrate Christmas.  She is the only one who wore something nice.  There are many Catholics here but no one was bothered.  There were only two people who said to me, 'Merry Christmas.'  Both of them are Muslims.  This is yet another evidence to support my theory: Everything here in Australia is upside down! I received a beautiful Christmas card from my little guinea pig boy.  Proud Mum could not resist showing it around to everyone.  He looks content and looks like to have a bath before this photo shoot.  He is looked after well.  My pigggie has always been a very handsome boy but he seems to be growing up to be a really good looking man! Had the lawyers for the Minister not so incompetent as they are, I would have been holding my boy in my arms by now.   But I cannot complain so much since I was once a part of the produ...