Should Australia have offshore processing of asylum seekers?

1 Sep 2011
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The federal government's refugee swap deal with Malaysia is in tatters after the High Court ruled the scheme unlawful.

The court ruled with a six-to-one majority that the Malaysian deal contravened protections that Australia is bound to abide by in regard to asylum seekers. It also noted that Australia could not be certain of maintaining those protections in Malaysia as it was not a signatory to international human rights laws. The Opposition says Australia should process asylum seekers in Nauru. What do think?

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lloyd - from ACT, 2 months ago

Dont waste time and money on mandatory Detention, send them straight back, my tax money should be spent on Hospitals Dental NDIS homless in australia, cut back on refugee intake until australias economy is out of the black and unemployment down.

Asylum Seekers Getting Freebies

Anne - from Liverpool, Sydney, 6 months ago

I don't understand why we have to pay for all the illegal immigrants that were originally entering the country illegally and breaking laws. Majority of these illegal immigrants came into Australia for a hands out, free living, not willing to work. Having these people here without knowing their identity are only increasing our crime rates. Australia are giving moneys out to these people and free of cost of living, they should be made to work, ie: get them to do some community service to give back

@geo - considering your english language skills are so poor...

Jason Wander - from Darwin, 9 months ago

... maybe the refugees could teach you how to speak english :-)

Mr.

zac48 - from Melb., 9 months ago

What liars SBS are...Australia already accepts *MORE* refugees than any country in the world on a per capita basis. It's not the size of the country in sqare kms. that's relevent but the size of the host country's own population that decides the number of refugees that can be accepted and absorbed into the community. To compare Australia's intake of refugees with other country's with huge populations, like China's intake is an utter deception, and should be taken to a court of law.

what a set up

Geo - from gold coast, 9 months ago

What I need to know is who are these experts on immigration, and where have they been for so long while all of the boat people have been arriving. Just because the govt. says they are experts doesnt mean a thing, i mean the goose is supposed to be the worlds best treasurer, are there any questions. this group of supposed experts sat and faced the TV cameras, and boy did I feel embarssed for them, they knowing full well they have been told just what to say by the faceless men, what a bllody joke.

Make the decision harder

Tim A - from Queensland, 9 months ago

Why do we have to make the hard decisions but people that get here illagally have the life. Anyone that comes hare illegally or by illegal methods should be prevented from gettinf a visa or access to Australia for a set period......3 years maybe. This way we finally make them think about their decision. Come here thru the wrong channels, you pay the price of having to wait. I realise that they destroy all the evidence of their previous existence but lets do a DNA test, they have lost their right

offshore processing

pete - from perth, 10 months ago

They are coming from Indonesia so it's there problem in the first place I fail to see why we don't fix there boats and send them straight back.there. And yes to offshore processing.

phone call away

geo - from gold coast, 10 months ago

There is something sinister when the captain of a sylam seekers boat puts through a telephone call to australian authorities just after they leave indonesia to say they are sinking, we are being played of a break by these people. I am all for turning the boats back asap if it stops this illegal trade, or keep them in offshore camps until it can be proved just who the individuals are, and even then let them enter on some good behaviour bond, is they mess up then out.

High selected compatible refugees are less of a problem, eg christian, buddhists Taoism, dus

Pang - from Sydney, 10 months ago

, as there are no records of their religious extremisms worldwide. On the contrary, those from middle East extreme religion which is quite incompatible with our christian ways, a primitive usually based on personal threats for their existence. We have already seen many problems already here. When there are more such arrivals and population, there will be more social imcompatible problems after Sarah Hanson-Green and Labor parties are no longer around.

Who comes to our country

Linda - from Sydney, 10 months ago

Agree with the Observer. The message to that racket should be :We have laws,border protection and scams are not working. We dont want our' future citizens'come here in the most unthinkable brutal ways. Burning boats, hijacking boats, burning detention centres and etc. Wouldnt hurt to think of ourselves for the future.Lets stop that racket and do proper screening.of who comes to our country.

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