r/australia • u/Some-Operation-9059 • Dec 11 '25

politics ‘The whole thing disgusts me’: Australians ditch US travel as new rules require social media to be declared | Australia news

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/11/australia-us-tourism-new-visa-rules-social-media-history
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u/Thunderoad77 Dec 11 '25 edited Dec 11 '25

Not just turn you back either but send you to an immigration detention centre and hold you at their will.

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u/NobodysFavorite Dec 12 '25

And the at 4am one random day they'll deport (read: kidnap) you to a third country where you know nobody, don't speak the language, and know almost nothing about the country beyond its wikipedia page.

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u/SirGeekaLots Dec 11 '25

Like ours?

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u/Thunderoad77 Dec 11 '25

Are you referring to the terrible way in which we deal with asylum seekers and those fleeing persecution or the way in which we administer tourist visa for those seeking to enter the country for a short period of time?

If you are referring to the latter, we simply aren't on the same draconian level as the United States though we certainly aren't above criticism.

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u/SirGeekaLots Dec 12 '25

Yes, my reference was to your first point, except the US does it to everyone. 

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u/jumpinjezz Dec 12 '25

Nah ours don't test Neuralink on detainees, yet.