In 2008, Australia had 161 boat people arrive.
In 2008, Australia had 4750 applications for asylum submitted.
In 2008, France, the UK and Italy combined had 96,870 applications for asylum submitted.
In 2008, 51 industrialised countries participating in the UNHCR statistics program had 382,670 applications for asylum submitted.
In 2008, there were approximately 827,000 asylum applications submitted across the globe
In 2008, there were approximately 15.2 million forcibly displaced refugees around the world
Yesterday we had SBY address our Parliament – the leader of a country of 230 million people, heading a democratic government that struggles with serious economic and social development issues everyday. He was here to talk about development cooperation, security and intelligence sharing and international economic partnership in the forums of global power to boost living standards and enhance the social and economic ties between our two nations.
What did we bang on about?
Boat people.
61 Comments
Pages: « 1 [2] Show All
Alan (28). Do quadbikes count?
Can someone please email this to the office of every MP in the country?
I appreciate that all Greens (and the odd ALP and Coalition) MPs are already across this, but there are others that REALLY need to see this, and hopefully will cogitate for a moment on the nature of this thing called “perspective”.
Chinda I would just be happy if ABC News radio stopped banging on, every time a boat arrives, with a cross to some screeching dunderhead from the opposition as background, as if we are being swamped and need to run back to the Howard fix.
So, in 2008 we had something like 0.57% of the worlds applications for asylum to deal with.
For arguments sake, lets say in 2010 we have Triple that percentage at 1.71%!! (that’ll keep Truthy awake nights!!)
According to some people, we need to have strong laws of our own in place to deal with this. It a major issue!! Government is weak if it doesnt do anything about it!!
But, we are also responsible for about 1.5 – 1.7% of the worlds carbon emmissions, and many of the same people seem to think that this is such a small proportion of something thats a global issue that we should do nothing, not have any laws about it here, and just ignore it.
Seems a bit funny to me. Good article Poss.
BZZZT Wrong.
In 2008 we had 161 Arrive after Rudd went soft touch on boatpeople in September 2008.
In 2009? We had 2700 Boatpeople.
2010 Projection based on forward estimates? Try 6000.
6000/161 = 37 TIMES the amount of 2008 numbers.
Thats why Rudd’s policy is such an undebatable policy stuff up. The left can argue black and blue that they think boatpeople should come here, but don’t try and deny the undeniable that Rudd’s soft-touch policies are to blame for the massive surge.
Thing that people continually forget about boat arrivals is the coalition are against this form of refugee arrival on the basis that it is an extreemly dangerous mode of transport and funds the underworld of smugglers.
The Liberal Party did not ever close the door to refugees just this form of transportation. Lefties seem to forget this and create policy that encourages people to risk their lives and fund the smugglers operation, the numbers support this.
Fabulous! I do training in a related area. Would I be allowed to use these graphics, referencing you? Many thanks!
Lottski – no probs.
Pages: « 1 [2] Show All