"Human life means nothing to these weak spirited rsoles"

More crocodile tears.

2.) REGIONAL APPROACH TO PROCESSING ASYLUM SEEKERS
On 6 July 2010, Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced that the Labor Government is pursuing a
regional approach to the processing of asylum seekers with the involvement of the United Nations
High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), as part of a sustainable regional protection framework.
This framework would build on work already underway through the Bali Process. Ms Gillard said
Labor would work towards an approach which “effectively eliminates the onshore processing of
unauthorised arrivals and ensures that anyone seeking asylum is subject to a consistent process of
assessment in the same place”.
If re-elected, Labor would introduce a regional processing centre to reduce the incentive for people
smugglers to send boats to Australia. The assessment processes would be consistent to ensure
that arriving by boat does not give an advantage in the likelihood that they would end up settling in
Australia or other countries of the region. Labor would require that the regional processing centre
be properly run, auspiced and structured, with the processing to take place in a country which has
ratified the Refugee Convention.
In announcing plans for a regional processing centre and for the development of a regional
protection framework, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said the Government’s policy goal is to “wreck
the people smuggling trade” by removing the incentive for boats carrying asylum seekers to leave
their port of origin in the first place: to remove both the profitability of the trade and the danger of
the voyage. The Government’s policy seeks to stop the boats before they leave ports on the
journey toward Australia. Ms Gillard does not support the idea of turning asylum boats back to the
country from which they have come, saying that such an approach would put asylum seekers and
Australia’s defence and customs personnel at risk. She says that Labor does not accept the idea of
punishing women and children by locking them up behind razor wire or ignoring people who are
fleeing genocide, torture, and persecution. This, she says, is not inconsistent with “our commitment
to secure borders and fair, orderly migration”.



It doesn't appear to be working Julia

This Lefty would like people processed here in Australia, like a grown up country, rather than foisting the refugees onto our neighbours.

I think our attitude is "precious" and I wonder why our neighbours co-operate.

You rightards disgust me, you put on crocodile tears while only two days ago at least three of you said "let the bastards drown at sea" "tow the boats back out to sea" you said that sprint ,and you call yourself a Christian,this country doesn't want your sort here.
What sort of country invades another and then when people flee here we treat them like this, if Australia had never illegally invaded Iraq many of those on board who died would still be alive.
This happened because that lying little rodent invaded Iraq, and the piss weak Labor party stayed there, both major parties are culpable, and you rightards trying to turn this into a political point score are nothing but assholes .

"The opposition and the government put aside the bitter politics of an election fought over boat arrivals, saying it was not the time to debate policy."

http://www.smh.com.au/national/christmas-island-disaster-28-dead-amid-fears--toll-could-top--50-20101215-18ya5.html

Maybe a few here could follow the same general principle.

Andrei.Hicks wrote on Dec 16^th, 2010 at 9:28am:

nice try but no cigar jungle jim,the people on this boat were from Iraq, a country Australia invaded with out UN sanctions. the others were from Iran, a country  the western govs of this world tell us is a despot regime, who wouldn't want to flee from there.
Dont fake it that you care,you disgust me. People who flee any of the countries you mention are fleeing war and/or persecution.

skippy. wrote on Dec 16^th, 2010 at 9:47am:


And if these Iraqi's spent the last five years living and working in Indonesia, were they still fleeing persecution?

aussiefree2ride wrote on Dec 16^th, 2010 at 8:46am:


Frankly Aussie
Go F@#K yourself
I refuse to use this to debate policy or ideology.