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Of course they can't stay. They're white, espouse family values, consistent with our traditional population base. They are happy to obey our laws, respect our culture and don't show a predisposition to violence if they don't get their way. Totaly in opposition to current government policy.

One really has to wonder if our government and some of it's departments are on an extended lunch break at the pub don't you?.I mean look at it and the decisions that have been made in this area alone. This is not the first time something like this has happened so where is common sense being used. It would be understandable if this family were a mob of ratbags but it seems they are not that. I would have thought the Australian Government would want more migrants like this and help them in any way they could but not this government. Stupid decisions really reminds me of Amanda Vandstone back in the 70's and 80's, now she was a real tough nut .Maybe this current mob took lessons from her.

So we picked up four new residents from the UK so that we could get one trainee hairdresser? What about the husband? Did he have a job to go to when they all moved here?

I think that this amply demonstrates how ludicrous the Federal Government's immigration policy has been. And it amply demonstrates why permanent residence for migrant students must be canned as soon as possible.

I do have sympathy for the position which this family finds itself in but at the same I really want this ridiculous immigration loophole shut down as soon as possible.

lets hope something happens at the last moment to give these people a reprieve - typical Australian red tape.

Unbelievable. Here are people that are actually contributing to our society and community and being made to jump through the hoops. Why don't long term dolies and welfare recipients get the same treatment to explain why they can't find work or study?

Have to wonder though....when have hairdressers ever been in short supply in Australia?

I feel for this family, however the issues of the boat people are very different, they are often fleeing persecution and violence, they have also often sold their livlihoods to make the dangerous trip here, but returning to their homeland must fill them with fear as the terrrors that they left behind will still be there. I do not think england has the same problems as the countries the boat people are often fleeing from.

Whats this world coming to???? It really annoys me to know that there are genuine people/families out there who do the right thing & pretty much get smacked in the face. Yet the ILLEGAL boat people get away with it... How right is this???

seems every reader of the daily wants to get rid of blody immigrants and "illegal" assylum seekers ( assylum seekers cant be illegal)

but when it comes to some pommies LOL - they're white and speak a form of english - so everyone feels sorry for them

same with the south africans a little while back

I am an economic refugee fromnorthern england - but we followed the rules and at least one of my parents paid the ten pounds - (you got me for nothing LOL)

why all the grief and community crying about one family? - when there are 2500 crammed into nissan huts on christmas island

sorry pommies - nothing personal

angelsprinkrose -

boat people are assylum seekers and assylum seekers are only illegal if you worship red speedos

read some facts angel - read some of the UN charters - human rights is good, rights of the child - better and rights pertaining to refugees very pertinent

I believe it was a liberal (LOL misnomer there) government that signed all ofthose UN resolutions

At the risk of perhaps sounding a bit heartless I am going to suggest that this family took advantage of a rollicking rort made possible by a bunch of immigration do-gooders in the Federal Labour Party.

That rort is apparently due to be shut down (well overdue and far too slowly) and this family has unfortunately been dealt the rough end in that process.

I don't really think that we desperately needed thousands of new trainee hairdressers in Australia. Certainly not here on the Sunshine Coast. Maybe they need them in the mining towns. Those miners are very fashion conscious.

Here's a tip...if you're into immigration rorts. Many people from the UK are getting into Australia by emigrating to NZ first. Apparently the Kiwis welcome them with open arms and then encourage them to move to Australia which has a free immigration deal with NZ.

Wink, wink...say no more. Know what I mean?

"We were told..."

Always read the small print.

And as for the 'boat people' line: How dare you compare your situation to that of someone fleeing for their very lives. I hope you never have to face something as awful as that.

and what does the daughter and father do- also study hair dressing?

LO atapro - your speedos are showing

the rort you mention was set up by the liberals and is being closed by labour

Maybe a personal plea to our 10 pound Pom PM is needed - after all her partner is a hairdresser

Please let her stay... all my hairdressers have been rubbish... she might be better.

I really love the English migrants we now have all over the place. I love their 'posh' accents and chattiness when they serve me in the shops and businesses (I'm from that part of the world myself 40 years ago).

I would probably love the young aussie's too if I got the chance, but considering they just don't have jobs I don't really see them. ALL my own and my friends aussie kids are having major job problems with there being 25% unemployment in the 20 -25 year old age group, with the other 75% either not counted due to under-employment, fudged figures, or forced into paying for ridiculous TAFE and uni courses.

Good luck to this family and others like them.

Well, that just stinks, they were alowd to buy a house here,now they have to leave the life they have made for them selves in our country.Sorry I know who I would much rather have in my neighborhood. I hope things work out for this family and are able to stay in Australia.

Ah Vanga. And your red hair is glowing in the morning sun. I in fact haven't had a pair of Speedos for 30 years.

I think that the truth is that the Speedies started it and the Reds took it over with great gusto and even expanded on it.

I was a lot more keen on this family until I saw the line about boat people too....

We're not bombing England....we're bombing Afghanistan....could be why their citizens are so keen to hop on boats?

We've got room for all sorts of new Australians....all the better if they've got big hearts....

Firstly, I think it's unfair to allow people to enter the country under one set of rules and then change the rules half way through and expect them to cop the consequences. This family should be allowed to stay - they've done nothing wrong.

I do take exception with a reference to boat people though. As has been mentioned by a few bloggers, these people don't flee their homeland and families with little more than the clothes on their back, for fun. They live in hell - getting on a boat bound for a democratic country is what they do to keep their kids alive. It's the people smugglers, who take what remains of their cash and promise them an easy entry into the country, that must be persecuted - they are the villans, not the refugees.

Please remember this amongst all the propoganda you will hear over the next 4 weeks - the vast majority of people who are in this country illegally come in by plane and hail from countries such as NZ, England and US, then overstay their visas and "take 'our' jobs". No one seems to worry about them... maybe we're a little bit racist after all??

Hey Vanga...I'm all for giving genuine refugees a go as well no matter where they come from.
I was referring to Australian born and bred bludgers in my post. Give me this English-born family of working, tax paying community members any day over a family of Aussie, long term dole bludgers.

Um...The Speedies and the Reds! Did I really say that? Sounds like a gang war from West Side Story. Probably very appropriate.

I like to be in Aus-tra-lia!...

...O.K. by me in Australia
Ev'rything free in Australia
For a small fee in Australia!

Immigrant goes to Australia,
Many hellos in Australia;
Nobody knows in Australia
Pommies are all in Australia!

For all those arguing that there is no such thing as an illegal asylum seeker, you should check some facts. Economics is not grounds for asylum - and when people from countries with low average incomes are paying thousands of dollars to people smugglers you have to question the real motive. Also, as per a UN report, 25% and possibly more of the Sri Lankan äsylum seekers are known to be directly connected to the Tamil Tigers, as supporters or fighters - as murderous a group of terrorists as there has ever been. And the UN has clearly stated that there is no persecution of Tamils in Sri Lanka since the Tigers were finally defeated, so what is the basis to claim asylum in Australia. A better life sure but on that basis we should accept approximately 5 BILLION people from other countries.

Pandanus,

It is convenient to describe any ethnic group who fights for their own independence as "terrorists". Following your definition George Washington and the founding fathers of the USA are likewise, terrorists.
Further, "thousands of dollars" might not seem a lot to you but to those fleeing civil war in Afghanistan and oppression in Sri Lanka, it is more than their life savings.

Where on earth is Glenfields?

our current PM Julia Gillard promises......

May I say, 'we shall all move forward'...
may I say,' we shall all move forward'.....
may I say, 'we shall all move forward'......dream on....

Mrs.Fulluck says, 'one step forward and 20 steps backwards' ???
A pity Mrs. Fulluck is unable toexpress her above grieviences at the upcoming Federal Elections.

"Asylum seekers" my arse.

How many countries did they fly past to get to Indonesia, to then pay a people smuggler to get them on a boat to Australia.

Where are the women and children? Did they sell them to get the fare money?

So we take these men in whilst our men are stepping on IED's in their country fighting their war for them.

And we have to put up with all the namby pamby bleeding lefty hearts calling them "asylum seekers".

Pandanus:

The money paid to the people smugglers is raised by working as many jobs as can be fitted into 24 hours, by selling everything they own and often living rough to ensure every penny is saved. Women prostituting themselves to raise the money is very common.
If you think people who are that desperate shouldn;t be allowed in then you have an empty soul.

As for the persecution of the Tamils, you should read further instead of relying on the one report that fits your world view

Great song, atapro!!!

LOL big time.

I'm proud to say that I wear my Sluggos frequently. And no, not just around the house...

and yes... Gotta agree with dm.

That last line is right where you lost me too, luv.

Talk to the hand...

we need more people like this. I don't agree with them allowing boat people in but this is insane. Wake up Government

How sad! This is a decent family which arrived legally. I just don't understand this stupid government - do they really want this country to be aver run by people sho have no intention of integrating?

Yep! We NEED more hairdressers????????

Douglas Adams wrote of "Earth Mk11" populated by telephone sanitisers and hairdressers.
Of course, as a society it failed.

Fiction? Or the Sunshine Coast circa 2010?

Australia: A society of people who spend money they don't have to buy things they don't need to impress people they don't like.

Sorry, but to me a society of hairdressers, like a society of mindless consumers is doomed.
Forget the haircut and get a real job!!!

This a most disgraceful thing for Australia to be doing to these people (not that i know them) it makes me ashamed to be an Aussie, and i must protest this disgraceful decision, they have tried to do the right thing, We need these type of people who will intergrate into our communities, and become loyal Aussies, not like many who will not intergrate, and wish to have their own seperate living why come here at all stay and do the same things where you came from. You cannot be an ASYLUM seeker if you pick and choose where you want to go, and pass other countries on the way.
go on get on a boat! then you may have a chance??

Mr and Mrs Fulluck and family, I sympathize with your plight.
You seem decent people, who should be allowed to live in Australia.
But as you can see, the bleeding heart do-gooders cry foul if you mention 'Boat people'......

The Polls, nationally tell a different story though.

Australians have to be anonymous to have an opinion these days or you are a racist and will be subjected to personal attacks.

I would welcome you as a neigbour any time and wish you well in the future.

The Government needs to stop moving the goal posts after the ball has been kicked, else these victims will keep popping up.

The boat comment was distasteful.

Pandanus - Just to ease your ignorance, Australia is a signatory to a piece of international law (the United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees) which stipulates that anyone can seek asylum. That is, arriving without documents and requesting protection is valued (internationally) as a human right.

So, you're completely wrong - there is nothing illegal about seeking asylum (and more people do this by our embassies or arriving by plane than boat).

What's more, we're ranked 16th in the world as a preferred destination for asylum seekers. It seems our "racist" tag doesn't make us such a great place to live after all.

As for the Fulluck family - it's a big shame, but, as mentioned above, they really should have read the small print before buying a home etc. They thought they had found a loophole, but that loophole closed - they have to take responsibility for their actions.

Quite frankly, I cut my own hair and would rather more doctors and nurses coming than beauty therapists.

Now had they been told that we need more nurses etc I would be aghast that we were letting them go, but a hairdresser???? When there are a glut of them on the coast....Also, just because you have been studying doesn't mean you are entitled to a job. There are many qualified people out there who have finished their studies and can't get a job in their field.

If these people were on a student visa, does that mean that they have not been working here??

I find it difficult to believe that they were informed by the Australian Immigration that we have a shortage of hair and beauty specialists.

I was under the impression that you needed a sponsor in order to stay in the country anyway, regardless of the study you have done..

And I also agree that the reference in the last sentence about preferring boat people....was not at all appropriate. At least these people will go back to their homeland with the money from the sale of their house, a qualification and be able to start again...the people who arrive by boat do not have a home.

Actually, I feel sorry for the family. I'm not exactly sure HOW Hairdressing is in shortage. There are WAY too many and always have been for years. I realise it's hard to do research from across the globe and they took the word of an Immigration Agent (who tell EVERYONE that they'll get to stay) but if the Commonwealth had this skill listed in short supply they've got rocks in their head!

Shees. You lot know how to miss the point of a story.

"The Fullucks have been advised by their immigration lawyer that they could only stay was if an employer sponsored Kerry for two years."

Get it?

They should have come illegally then they would have been able to stay.
Our pathetic government are stilling letting boatloads of unknowns in while these people get sent away.
GILLARD , YOUR SYSTEM STINKS

All these 2 years courses are a big joke. How can you justify that by studying these courses for 2 years and allow these people to stay? Australia is full!

I think Gillard is secretly supporting a "Big Australia", after the election that is.

I understand exactly what kerry and her family are going through and hope its not to late for them. Our family are in exactly the same position and we fully except any conditions the australian immigration impose. But it is disgusting to change the rules when you are so close. Put simply the people who try to gain entry into australia illegally, will try regardless of any restrictions. It dose not matter what country they are from uk, sri lanka,china,usa,anywhere they are still illegal. We always thought Australia (FAIR GO) not anymore

The Fullucks may want to try contacting Serco, the UK company contracted to manage the immigration detention centres.
http://www.serco-ap.com.au/
It's worth a try if they are serious about staying in Australia.

Since they are British citizens, Serco may be able to sponsor them to work at a detention centre and the Dept of Immigration may look favourably on their case. Boat people and Plane people probably need to unite and help each other. This would be a good multicultural integration exercise.

Alternatively, contact USC and enrol in a 3 year Nursing Course. www.usc.edu.au

One other comment....we need to look at the root of the problem. The offshore "immigration companies" in places such as the UK and other places in Europe need to be charged and jailed. Effectively, they are "white collar people smugglers" who profit and exploit desperate people who want to travel by plane to Australia. It is inevitable that a change in government will change the rules about who is eligible to stay regarding occupation skill shortages. This is no different from the changes imposed on "boat people" who come from Afghanistan and Sri Lanka where the rules were changed. You need a back up plan when you put your life in the hands of a boat/plane people smuggler.

Nothing is a certainty - life is a big risk - even when you get sponsored by a US company with an H1B visa, a Social Security Card and classed as a "legal alien"!

I have no sympathy for the fulluck's what so ever I mean when was hairdressing a reason to immigrate and to give something to our country. In my opinion they have come here to capitalize and double their english money. I think that Australians should be taken care of first. Australians dont have it at easy if we want to immigrate. I thing this family has seen the loophole and tryed to use it to their advantage, England isnt anything like Afganistan now is it.

As a student in Australia which this family is the husband is allowed to work for 20 hours per week and yes he has indeed got a job and pays tax. The children of the student visa holder have to pay school fees of $8,000 per child per year to attend state school. The student visa holder pays (for hairdressing and beauty) a total of $25,000 for the 2 years. So for this family alone this is $57,000 !

Indeed a apart from giving up family and friends and moving 10,000 miles across the other side of the world there is firstly the medicals, references, income checks and immigration paperwork and fees to pay (aprox $5,000). This shows great commitment to a new life before even picking up a pair of scissors.

The government has invited these people into this beautiful country only to change the goal posts when they have taken everything from them. It is extremely unfair and does not show the government in a good light or even more so these people who make these negative comments who cannot even for minute know what it is like to live with this stress and uncertainty. Also they might want to ask their hairdresser how hard it is to study hairdressing not to mention beauty.

The difference here is that these 'pommies' were invited and encouraged to come here by your government.

I think you'll find that if you check your facts that sneaky back doo route ceased few years ago ! so there !!

The Sunshine Coast Daily advertises (google ads) for a UK-Brisbane-Gold Coast people smuggling racket:

http://www.huntmigration.com/

There are links to :
* New skilled occupation list
* Moneyback guarantee - no visa, no fee (conditions apply)
* Payment Plans

Who is responsible? Queensland Lawyers! This is so unprofessional...Migration online....The loophole was being exploited for profit by lawyers so it was shut down by the government.

Typical, spend all of that time ticking all of the boxes & then some pencil pusher changes the rules. They have to remember "public servant" Meaning taxpayers, including these people pay their wages, not people using shortcuts that add to Australia's costs & increase the need for more "public servants"

Why should these people be allowed to stay just because they bought a house and came here on a student visa? That's rediculous, rules are rules and I think we should get a little tighter with ours, we have just as many Australians needing jobs let alone having all these people coming to live here on student visas. It's not our problems that they sold everything in England, that was their decision.

England is a fine example as to why we should be so careful with who we let stay in our country. It is overrun with Middle Easterns and Eastern Europeans living there putting a massive strain on the government, welfare, health and education systems as well as causing illegal working conditions, unnecessary violence, racism and hatred. The unemployment rate in England is massive, especially for the British born and its because of these immigrant people putting such a strain on the country.

Lets learn from England's mistakes and not let our country end up like theirs. We have more than enough Poms in Australia already so unless you are coming to visit or are on a temporary visa piss off back to your own country and don't come and ruin ours.

aes4559: I agree with your first paragraph but the rest of your post is absolutely incorrect.

The UK is not overrun by anyone so don't let the racist invective spewed by far-right organisations and uneducated racists fool you

You know, most of you actually come from pommie land or other parts of Europe. Very few Australians are on this site. So stop acting and read a little........

debbiemagee: I disagree with your comment that it's not overrun. I'm currently living & working in England paying taxes and national insurance contributions and here for 2 yrs. I've lived in 2 different parts of the country and have worked in the education system in both cities. It alone is overrun with children who cannot speak or understand english nor can their families. These children spend their first year of formal schooling being taught the absolute basics of english, therefore, by the time they enter year 1 they are one year behind. Now almost HALF of the schools here are filled with middle eastern and or african children as I mentioned that cannot speak english, occaisionally there will be one or two British born children in each class and it's these children that are being held back because of their country letting all these people flock into England and take over. These British born children are being denied the right to learn what they should be learning in that particular year level and with the system the way it is, there is no going back over what should be learnt.
Also the government pay for school uniforms, school meals, accommodation, bills etc AND give migrant families money each week, thus encouraging them not to work. Not only that but generally speaking, these children are brought up very differently to the British way, they are encouraged to deal with their problems by fighting and generally being violent and aggressive, which, as a teacher I experienced daily. In most of the schools I go into, English speaking folk are the minority, which is really really sad.
Then there are the Eastern Europeans that move over to the Uk and work illegally in often more than one job for well under the minimum wage, which continues to put more and more British people out of work. Because of the EU agreement these people can come and go as they please and stay for as long as they like. They move to England, they dont make an effort to live in the 'British way' they dont attempt to learn or even speak english, they set up their own schools, churches and shops and deliberately stick to their own and they can because there is so many of them. Now dont get me wrong, I have nothing against people coming and going to different countries with permission, as I have, but I had to get permission, have a degree, and prove that I had enough money to support myself in England and am not by any means allowed to access government funds ie. welfare, and after my 2 year visa is up, I go home, which is what should happen with everyone who is in a foreign country after their time is up. People coming to Australia should come on a visa and after two years, GO HOME! People shouldn't be challenging the rules, they're there for a reason, surely a couple of years in a country is enough. All the British people I've spoken to about this issue agree with Australia's immigration laws and wish England's were as tough

aes4559: I lived there for 6 months a year for nearly 20 years until 2005. My husband is from there. We still visit about three times a year. My sister in law works for the Department of Work and Pensions (or whatever it is called now) as a benefits advisor.

What you are saying is demonstrably untrue.

You are falling for the lies and hate peddled by small minded losers who, rather than accept the blame for the bad things in their life, look to lay the blame at someone else's door.