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Australian businessman latest to be abandonded

by matte | February 5, 2007 at 09:06 pm | 208 views | add comment

It seems the Australian Governement is no more willing to help out this citizen than it is to bringing home David Hicks, who has been detained in Quantnamo Bay for years.

A Brisbane businessman stranded in China has accused Australian authorities of not doing enough to help get him home.

Miles Ellery travelled to China in July last year for a two-week business trip and he has been there ever since.

Chinese authorities imposed an indefinite travel ban on Mr Ellery, as he fights a state-owned corporation in a civil court case.

While the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAT) says consular officials are working to ensure he gets a fair hearing in court, Mr Ellery says he feels abandoned.

"I've been treated unfairly and I'm a taxpayer and I therefore expect my Government to step in and give me some form of defence," he said.