mellie wrote on Dec 19
th, 2010 at 12:23pm:
philperth2010 wrote on Dec 19
th, 2010 at 11:49am:
History has shown that the refugees will eventually stop coming without resorting to draconian policies of persecution and deportation......Australia will look back on this period with shame and regret....no doubt the Conservatives will spin the treatment of refugees into a story of compassion and caring for there fellow human being and deny there policies were inhumane.....we have learnt nothing from history.....Australia still has elements of the white Australia policy within it's society and some politicians exploit it for all it is worth.....Coalition supporters are already trying to spin Howards treatment of genuine refugees into a compassionate policy of caring and concern......lol......some people have no shame!!!
If you think Labor are refugee soft, think again, it was afterall them who introduced the mandatory detention of refugees to begin with.
Perhaps you should read this before condemning Liberals any further?http://www.australiancollaboration.com.au/_factsheets/1.%20Immigration_FactSheet... 
....The masses have been so drip-fed, anyone would think Howard introduced the mandatory detention of refugees himself, when in fact, it was one of Labors own.
Lol.....I have no problem with mandatory detention and in fact consider it necessary to determine asylum seekers identity and refugee status.....it is the real purpose and application of the Pathetic solution I oppose.....your ignorance and failure to grasp the real implications of the Coalitions policies is not surprising.....you have no idea do you???
From the link you provided....lol!!!
Asylum seekers living in the community
In 1997, the Howard Coalition Government introduced
new laws preventing asylum seekers from obtaining
income support or permission to work (thus leaving them
without Medicare coverage) if they do not lodge an application
for asylum within 45 days of arrival. While
intended to deter non-genuine applicants, this policy
left many genuine asylum applicants totally dependent
on charities for food, clothing, housing and medical
help. Many already suffer from previous health complaints
and cannot properly recover without adequate
health care.
Temporary Protection Visas
In 1999, the Coalition Government issued new laws denying
people landing in Australia without a visa the right to
apply for permanent refugee status for three years. Other
policies also sought to restrict Permanent Protection Visas
to asylum seekers who applied overseas or who entered
Australia with a visa. For example, even once found to be
genuine refugees, those who had originally arrived without
a visa were only eligible for a three-year Temporary Protection
Visa. These visas contained numerous restrictions,
and effectively left people who had been found to be genuine
refugees with no certainty about their future. This policy
was discontinued in 2008 as part of the newly-installed
Labor Government’s changes to the immigration system.
Thank you for the link to the fact the Coalition policies on asylum seekers are disgusting and inhumane......the Coalition will never get this policy up again.....even elements of there own party cannot stomach this draconian treatment of genuine refugees.....Abbott has no policy on asylum seekers.....he only has a failed policy of persecution that will not get support from his own party!!!
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