What amazes me is the cold response Ms Aswani got from our politicians.  On one hand, the entire Government machinery did everything possible to incarcerate Dr. Andrew Theophanous for alleged breaches of the migration act and on the other; no one seems to care about delivering justice in this case.  Perhaps that’s what politics is all about!

Mark Carruthers
Business Consultant
Perth, Australia

I am shocked how DIMIA could not have done their due diligence at the time of granting him permanent residency.  Looks like this just managed to “slip” through the system.

Con Patniotis
Business Manager
Perth, Australia

If Haresh manages to get away with document fraud, then this case has the potential to damage the credibility of Indian academic qualifications that most of us work so hard to obtain.  It is sad that people like Haresh give Indians a bad name!

Haresh has the right to defend himself but how could he? The fact remains that he is not as qualified as he purports to be. To provide false documents or misleading information is a serious breach of the migration act. When the evidence is so glaringly obvious, why hasn’t he been deported from Australia?

Darryl Hunter
Grain Trader
Victoria, Australia

Australia needs to be swept clean of such vermin who defraud and exploit our government at the cost of tax payers. I hope justice prevails and DIMIA wakes up or else this case will set dangerous precedents for people wanting to migrate to Australia.

Janet Ferguson
School Teacher
Adelaide, Australia

Haresh Shivnani worked for my company, Gulflaser Trading in Dubai, UAE for about three years. That he would fall to this extent just to get permanent residency in Australia, is a disgrace!

Ashok Jaisingh
Company Director
Dubai, UAE

I thought our justice system was up to the mark but looks like there are loops holes yet to be plugged. It’s surprising this case hasn’t received the media attention it deserves. Something obviously needs to be done about this man who continues to trick the system.

Antonia Kenezvic
Business Owner
Perth, Australia

In a highly competitive job market, to allow this to continue is gross injustice. To allow Haresh Shivnani to “piggyback” on Ms Aswani’s qualifications and to continue to cheat banks, centrelink, medicare and Australians should not be allowed. DIMIA must act to uphold justice.

Ian Taylor
Export Manager
Sydney, Australia

This is a joke….Haresh and I went to the same school, St. Teresa’s in Bandra, Mumbai. To my vague recollection, he flunked his tenth standard SSC board exams and passed it on second attempt. After that, he was working for some garment manufacturer in Mumbai and then went to Dubai to work for some greeting card shop. Without sounding rude, he doesn’t know the “C” of commerce, let alone holding Bachelors and Masters Degrees! For him to get away with this is unbelievable.

Amit Desai
Civil Engineer
Mumbai, India

Are the West Australian police aware of this case?  With all this evidence, there must be some truth otherwise why would anyone waste their time and money putting all this on a website….regardless, if he is not qualified, what’s he doing in Australia?

John Bradley
Computer Technician
Melbourne, Australia

I am now an Australian citizen and wanted to bring my cousin brother from Iran to Australia but because he did not have any tertiary qualifications, he did not pass the point test set by DIMIA.  If I knew it was that simple to cheat DIMIA, I would have been tempted to do what Haresh has done.  This is totally unfair and I wonder if Haresh had some inside connections in DIMIA to help him with this.

Mohammed Khan
Taxi Owner
Sydney, Australia

We better make him repay his fraudulent debts before he flees or is deported.

Jeremy Buxton
Business Owner
Sydney