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Re: Australians asked open their homes to boat people
Reply #90 - May 3^rd, 2012 at 12:47pm

Maqqa wrote on May 3^rd, 2012 at 10:20am:

Does $300/week include food?

Q. How does it work?

A. As a host you would generally be required to provide the student with all their basic needs, including their own room, food and space to study. Over the period of their time together the host assists the student to become familiar with the local area and customs in a relaxed and friendly household setting. The student is also encouraged to share with the host information about their home country and culture. This interaction is what makes homestay ideal for students and hosts looking for a unique cultural experience.

Q. How much do I get paid?

The student pays a weekly fee to cover management and supervision costs, insurance, 24/7 emergency support services and to also reimburse the host for day to day food and accommodation expenses support. This fee varies from State to State and generally ranges from $ 220 to $300 per week. The host receives approximately 85% of this fee to reimburse them for day to day expenses.

This income is tax free (non assessable) for up to 2 students being hosted

http://www.homestaynetwork.org

It's a THREE WAY benefit

1. It gives Australians the opportunity to MEET, KNOW and BEFRIEND a refugee

2. It give a refugee an easier path in fitting in to a culture, alien to them

3. It reduces the MILLIONS spent on prison costs by the taxpayer

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Andrei.Hicks Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 23818 Carlsbad, CA Gender:	Re: Australians asked open their homes to boat people Reply #91 - May 3^rd, 2012 at 12:51pm Hahahahahaha I actually find the idea so absurd its quite funny.
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Uncle Meat Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 2434 Tasmania Gender:	Re: Australians asked open their homes to boat people Reply #92 - May 3^rd, 2012 at 12:51pm corporate_whitey wrote on May 3^rd, 2012 at 12:37pm: Illegal immigrants and open borders = cheap labor costs, no business protection for Australia and mega free welfare for corporate maggots & brown nosers. Nobody in this thread is supporting illegal immigrants.
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Re: Australians asked open their homes to boat people
Reply #93 - May 3^rd, 2012 at 12:52pm

Andrei.Hicks wrote on May 3^rd, 2012 at 10:11am:

A mate of my dad's in the UK runs a house for Somalian 'refugees' and actually does bloody well out of it.

The Government picks up the tab, he can charge at well over the going rate and they also assist with the additional bills etc.

From your "set" - we'd never expect OTHERWISE

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Re: Australians asked open their homes to boat people
Reply #94 - May 3^rd, 2012 at 12:59pm

Incomptinence wrote on May 3^rd, 2012 at 12:43pm:

... wrote on May 3^rd, 2012 at 12:38pm:

Yep.

Indeed they do, but not becasue they ARE genuine, but because leftwad bureaucrats are quite happy to sell the country down the river to justify their jobs.

I understand working in your own self interest, but perhaps these wads need to think 2 steps ahead, before it's too late.

Too late for what? Foreignergeddon 2 World Overboard?

Yeah that.

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Incomptinence Full Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 190 Gender:	Re: Australians asked open their homes to boat people Reply #95 - May 3^rd, 2012 at 12:59pm Uncle Meat wrote on May 3^rd, 2012 at 12:51pm: Nobody in this thread is supporting illegal immigrants. I would but they aren't illegal enough for me. Pick pockets or bust.
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Re: Australians asked open their homes to boat people
Reply #96 - May 3^rd, 2012 at 1:52pm

buzzanddidj wrote on May 3^rd, 2012 at 12:47pm:

It's a THREE WAY benefit

1. It gives Australians the opportunity to MEET, KNOW and BEFRIEND a refugee

2. It give a refugee an easier path in fitting in to a culture, alien to them

3. It reduces the MILLIONS spent on prison costs by the taxpayer

OR

for the cost of 4 weeks' of homestay fess you could deport them to whence they came and ask them to apply for settlement in Australia from there (ie Indonesia).

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Re: Australians asked open their homes to boat people
Reply #97 - May 3^rd, 2012 at 2:10pm

I think we should remove our signature from the refugee convention because the process has been corrupted and abused by people working in the welfare and border security industry and we should stop our foreign aid program because that asswipe Bob Geldoff had the hide to inject himself in our domestic Budget debate and demand we double our budget. Time to batton down hatches and face up to economic realities...we are going broke and we cant spend wealth we have to borrow. Cool

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Re: Australians asked open their homes to boat people
Reply #98 - May 3^rd, 2012 at 2:19pm

Uncle Meat wrote on May 3^rd, 2012 at 12:51pm:

corporate_whitey wrote on May 3^rd, 2012 at 12:37pm:

Illegal immigrants and open borders = cheap labor costs, no business protection for Australia and mega free welfare for corporate maggots & brown nosers. Roll Eyes

Nobody in this thread is supporting illegal immigrants.

You do seem to support third world losers though.
Tell them to bugger off and go somewhere else.

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Sprintcyclist Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 41953 Gender:	Re: Australians asked open their homes to boat people Reply #99 - May 3^rd, 2012 at 2:31pm I thought the title of this thread was a joke, till i opened a newspaper ............. it quite embarassing, how bad our govt is now. Matters not that I voted against them and have always known they were failures, fact is, they are still our govt. To our great detriment.
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Andrei.Hicks Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 23818 Carlsbad, CA Gender:	Re: Australians asked open their homes to boat people Reply #100 - May 3^rd, 2012 at 2:34pm This is one of the worst Governments I have ever seen in my 32 years on this planet.
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Reply #101 - May 3^rd, 2012 at 2:36pm

I heard a refugees advocate on the radio this morning say what a fantastic idea this is. Clearly they have not been reading about the hundreds of Taliban who escaped from an Afghan prison last year with only a handful recaptured. How do we know any of the men who would be housed with families here are not Taliban? This is definitely one of the most absurd ideas to come from Gillard and Bowen on this issue.

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Armchair_Politician Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 29431 Gender:	Re: Australians asked open their homes to boat people Reply #102 - May 3^rd, 2012 at 2:37pm Andrei.Hicks wrote on May 3^rd, 2012 at 2:34pm: This is one of the worst Governments I have ever seen in my 32 years on this planet. It's the worst I have ever seen in my nearly 34 years on this planet.
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Re: Australians asked open their homes to boat people
Reply #103 - May 3^rd, 2012 at 2:39pm

Andrei.Hicks wrote on May 3^rd, 2012 at 2:19pm:

Uncle Meat wrote on May 3^rd, 2012 at 12:51pm:

corporate_whitey wrote on May 3^rd, 2012 at 12:37pm:

Illegal immigrants and open borders = cheap labor costs, no business protection for Australia and mega free welfare for corporate maggots & brown nosers. Roll Eyes

Nobody in this thread is supporting illegal immigrants.

You do seem to support third world losers though.
Tell them to bugger off and go somewhere else.

No.

I simply support everyone's right to legally claim asylum.

If they turn out to be non-genuine "losers", send them home.

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Uncle Meat Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 2434 Tasmania Gender:	Re: Australians asked open their homes to boat people Reply #104 - May 3^rd, 2012 at 2:44pm Armchair_Politician wrote on May 3^rd, 2012 at 2:36pm: How do we know any of the men who would be housed with families here are not Taliban? This is definitely one of the most absurd ideas to come from Gillard and Bowen on this issue. How do we know you're not Taliban?
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