Will John Moi Go Home ?

That well known Wagga 'refugee advocate' John Moi has blessed us with his views on the independence referendum in Southern Sudan. Many of the African 'refugees' to Australia come from Southern Sudan Moi told the Daily Advertiser ( Wagga ) :


"Close to 9300 southerners living in Australia registered to vote. A number of us from Wagga will travel to Canberra to cast our votes. To many southerners, the plebiscite was the best thing that ever happened because this will now resolve internal contradictions; the country of Sudan was in for the last 50 years, 40 of which was spent in civil wars."


Now that Sudan will break into two states, the African south and the Arabised north, the safety of the South Sudan population can no longer be an issue. We wonder: who will return home? will the Australian government encourage these people to return home?


Mr. Moi continued:


"I would like to call on the government of Australia to support the new born country in its development".


Australia First could not agree more except we would add a rider to that: the Sudanese 'refugees' should return home! Aid should be contingent on South Sudan taking these people and assistance should be provided to get these people home.


Yet, it is our strong suspicion that having tasted the benefits of free housing, cash gifts, welfare of all sorts, few of these people would be interested in a return to South Sudan. And we suspect that Mr. Moi won't be leaving either.


For Australia First Party a return home is non-negotiable. The Future Australia will be generous, but the right of the Australian People to identity in our own land is ahead of everything.