Application Quote by P. J. O'Rourke

I'm the only convict who couldn't get into Australia.

— Jim Goad

The first visit I made to Australia was in 1996 when I was the prisons' minister and was looking at other countries' penal systems.

— Ann Widdecombe

“It would be pointless to deny that some crime in Australia is linked to migrant communities. A factor here is that many migrants come…

— Phillip Knightley

You don't need jails, you get put a thousand miles into the middle of Australia, you can go wherever you want, go ahead, but…

— Gene Simmons

The Australians are actually the worst of the criminals from the United Kingdom, but not worst as in toughest. They're the ones who did…

— Joel Edgerton

It doesn't matter if that felony happened three weeks ago or thirty-five years ago - for the rest of your life, you've got to…

— Michelle Alexander

For the rest of your life you must check the box on employment applications asking the dreaded question: "Have you ever been convicted of…

— Michelle Alexander

I'm not a convicted felon.

— Mohamedou Ould Slahi

Fleeing persecution is not a crime. And we do not seek to pander to a noisy, tiny minority who will never embrace modern multicultural…

— Bill Shorten

For some reason, politically there's a distinction between cocaine and crack. Cocaine is not a felony conviction because it's used by middle class and…

— Nick Broomfield

I have done prison time for 13 years without any conviction.

— Asif Ali Zardari

When you disrespect Australian law, they will tell your firmly. Declare everything when you enter Australia.

— Johnny Depp