Hiya
This topic has already been debated at some length on this thread:
http://www.pomsinoz.com/forum/news-g...australia.html
My personal view is that the media are whipping up an emotional frenzy which is misguided.
The law is a game of chess. Dr Moeller's lawyers may be playing a tactical game with the Minister via the media attention. Since I am sure that he will not be using a run-of-the-mill migration agent who simply acts as a scribe for one visa application after another but will be using the best solicitors in Melbourne - or possibly even in Sydney - I imagine that Dr Moeller's legal team could be behind the media attention.
Alternatively it could simply be that the local rags are short of other stories at present because the media are the most cynical mob on the planet in my experience.
Dr Downes is in an identical situation to Dr Moeller. Dr Downes has made no public statements at all.
Two different legal teams, two different approaches, I strongly suspect.
Best wishes
Gill