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Ruddock’s learnt nothing from the suffering he caused

October 14, 2009 – 12:50 pm

Two or three thousand boat arrivals a year is not an immigration crisis, given an intake of over 130,000. Amnesty figures show that the bulk (96%) of on shore asylum seekers arrive by plane. Australia could easily deal with the relatively small number of extra sea borne applicants, were they allowed to land in Australia [...]

By Eva Cox | Posted in Australian politics, federal parliament, human rights, immigration, refugees | Also tagged , , , | Comments (18)

Whatever the answer is, it isn’t Temporary Protection Visas

April 21, 2009 – 10:07 am

It is very concerning to read in this article that Liberal Party leader, Malcolm Turnbull, has said that “certainly, the reintroduction of temporary protection visas (TPVs) should be high on the agenda.”  Even if you couldn’t care less about refugees, bringing back TPVs is the last thing we should be doing.
Mind you, while Kevin Rudd’s [...]

By Andrew Bartlett | Posted in refugees | Also tagged , | Comments (1)

Asylum seekers in boats – hysteria 2.0

April 17, 2009 – 12:21 pm

It is is déjà vu all over again as multiple wars of words over asylum seekers erupt around Australia following the dramatic incident which has left some refugees dead or battling for their lives. 
It is obviously too much to hope for such ‘debate’ to be based on facts or on a recognition of the multiple [...]

By Andrew Bartlett | Posted in refugees | Also tagged | Comments (3)