Immigration reform reaches a dead end - Opinion - smh.com.au

George Newhouse, one of the lawyers representing Vivian Alvarez and Cornelia Rau, writes on further changes to the Migration Act

With legal aid and pro-bono lawyers exposed to tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars in penalties, many will be forced to leave applicants unrepresented.

No wonder the minister Vanstone says she is not responsible. The Prime Minister effectively dictates the kind of policies that gives the DIMIA carte blanche.