My name is Vashini Jayakumar. I am a mother, a childcare worker and a permanent resident of Australia. I am also one of the people whose families risk being torn apart by the government’s deportation bill.
If this bill is passed, my husband, Riswan – who is the father of our three young children – would be put in jail if he does not immediately leave Australia, just because he refuses to leave me and our young children. This is not right – it is inhumane. It is more trauma for our family, after more than 10 years of pain and uncertainty.