The Hon. Barnaby Joyce MP

Member for New England

Shadow Minister for Veterans’ Affairs

 

***MEDIA RELEASE***

 

29 November 2024

 

Barnaby Joyce makes further urgent representations on behalf of the Atep Family

 

The Member for New England, Barnaby Joyce, yesterday personally handed additional representations to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Tony Burke, seeking further urgent consideration of Ministerial intervention in relation to the plight of the Atep family at Bingara who are facing deportation on 13 December.

 

Mr Joyce said he sincerely hopes the many calls being made by residents in the Bingara community and the more than two thousand people who have signed a petition in support of the family remaining in Australia will be taken into consideration.

 

"The Atep family are being good citizens, paying their taxes and contributing to our nation and of course are accepted by the community, so let's see what we can do to help them," Mr Joyce said.

 

Mr Joyce hopes to receive advice from Minister Burke in the coming days and said he will continue to do what he can to help the Atep family remain in Bingara.

 

[ENDS]

 

 

Further support can be made at the link below 

 

Petition · Prevent the unjust deportation of the Atep Family. - Bingara, Australia · Change.org