07-24-2013, 05:07 PM
(07-23-2013, 12:08 AM)aussiefriend Wrote: It is a huge political issue in this country, we have all had a gutful of these lowlifes.
Well, that's a hell of a bounty - $180,000 USD. Pretty sizable incentive for others to nark out people smugglers.
In regards to the refugees, I understand that starting this week, boat people will no longer have an opportunity to settle in Australia and that all refugees are now being immediately sent to Papua New Guinea. Those who are genuine candidates for asylum will be re-settled there and others will be shipped back from whence they came.
PNG will get financial compensation from the Australian government for hosting the refugees and Prime Minister Burke believes that this new policy is already discouraging refugees from heading for Australia with false hopes peddled to them by POS people smugglers.
You're really addressing the immigration problem down under. We Yanks, not so much.
Ref:
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacif...01126.html