From Get Up
After four years in immigration detention, Masoud was granted a temporary visa. Then he was hit with a $264,000 bill for his "accommodation" in Baxter Detention Centre. There are hundreds more like him - experiencing unimaginable trauma only to then be slugged with an enormous bill for the privilege.
Thanks to the efforts of caring Australians, like yourself, the bill to abolish detention debt passed just moments ago in the Senate.
In an historic move, Liberal Senator Troeth, who met with a GetUp delegation of those affected by this policy, abandoned her party's position and crossed the floor to support the bill. She was joined, at the last minute, by Senator Fielding - whose support we will need on other refugee reform bills in the coming months.
So often we criticise politicians for not standing up and speaking out. Now it is our responsibility to thank them for doing the right thing. With other key refugee and asylum seeker reform bills up for debate shortly, it's important that we take a moment to thank Senator Troeth and Senator Fielding who took the courageous move of voting on moral rather than party lines.
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Thanks to the efforts of caring Australians, like yourself, the bill to abolish detention debt passed just moments ago in the Senate.
In an historic move, Liberal Senator Troeth, who met with a GetUp delegation of those affected by this policy, abandoned her party's position and crossed the floor to support the bill. She was joined, at the last minute, by Senator Fielding - whose support we will need on other refugee reform bills in the coming months.
So often we criticise politicians for not standing up and speaking out. Now it is our responsibility to thank them for doing the right thing. With other key refugee and asylum seeker reform bills up for debate shortly, it's important that we take a moment to thank Senator Troeth and Senator Fielding who took the courageous move of voting on moral rather than party lines.
Click here to send these Senators a message of thanks