System failed `violent and disruptive' Rau, report finds 1 All-round Country Edition

"The lack of independent, outside scrutiny was a major contributor to [CORNELIA Rau]'s and [Vivian Alvarez]'s ordeals. Outsiders and even insiders did try to help them and they were ignored by DIMIA officials," Ms Rau said. * In a formal interview on July 13, Ms Alvarez told DIMI...

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Published inThe Australian (Canberra, A.C.T.)
Main Author Michelle Wiese Bockmann, Samantha Maiden, Additional reporting: Tom Richardson
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Canberra, A.C.T Nationwide News Pty Ltd 15.07.2005
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Alvarez, Vivian
Palmer, Mick
Rau, CORNELIA
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Summary:"The lack of independent, outside scrutiny was a major contributor to [CORNELIA Rau]'s and [Vivian Alvarez]'s ordeals. Outsiders and even insiders did try to help them and they were ignored by DIMIA officials," Ms Rau said. * In a formal interview on July 13, Ms Alvarez told DIMIA officials she had a visa and according to the DIMIA record of interview said she "would like to stay in Australia and does not want to leave voluntarily" * An unsigned, handwritten file note in a DIMIA file says Ms Alvarez was "smuggled into Australia as a sex slave; wants to return to The Philippines. Has been physically abused". The information conflicted with Ms Alvarez's formal interview
ISSN:1038-8761