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Permalink Reply by Dr Caroline Wright on July 31, 2012 at 8:12am

Professor David Flint on CANdo comments on the Current Refugee problem and the Daily Telegraph link explains the costs involved in flying refugees from the overcrowded Christmas Island Detention Facility to the Mainland.

http://www.cando.org.au/updates/106-intercepted-gillard-govt-welcom...

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Permalink Reply by vivienne skeen on August 1, 2012 at 11:36am

HMAS Taxi expands its service

Andrew Bolt August 01 2012 (9:38am)

Just when you thought the Gillard Government couldn’t possibly be idiotic enough to do yet more to attract boat people from around the world:

Indonesia is poised to allow Australian authorities free rein to re...

Indonesia’s defence minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro says he expects a deal to be signed as early as next month which means Australian authorities no longer need permission to enter Indonesia’s Search and Rescue Zone.

The Gillard Government has agreed to this?  Seems so:

Indonesia says it expects Defence Minister Stephen Smith and Immigration Minister Chris Bowen to visit the country this month, with a possible deal to be signed in September.

So let’s get this straight. We need boat people returned to Indonesia, not ferried by our navy to Australia. Yet the Government is agreeing to new arrangements to allow our navy to pick up boat people in Indonesian waters?

That’s right:

“There are many illegal migrants coming especially to Christmas Island and they are sending distress signals asking for assistance,” Mr Purnomo said.

“So Australia’s asking us when their patrol boats can enter our waters, what are the rules that apply.

“So far they have doing that, but actually they’re doing it without rules protecting them....”

An asylum seeker boat north-west of Bali sent out a distress call, but once night fell local authorities could not cope and Australia was left waiting an invitation to respond.

“North-west” of Bali actually means off Java’s northern coast. Let me show you what this new deal is meant to help “solve”. That last call actually came from the spot I’ve indicated on the map below. This new deal allows Australia’s navy more freedom to pick up boat people from Indonesia’s north, relieving Indonesia’s navy of any responsibility to bring them back to Indonesia’s shores:

Guess what signal this sends to people smugglers?

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Permalink Reply by Jan Courtney on August 1, 2012 at 11:47am

 

 

Watch the 2012 Bar head North at a great rate of knots now.

 

 

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Permalink Reply by Dr Caroline Wright on August 1, 2012 at 1:09pm

Yes Jan and we still have 5 months to go.

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Permalink Reply by Dr Caroline Wright on August 1, 2012 at 3:35pm

But the Liberals demand to have some control over this taxi service.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/immigration/libs-d...

Note that the article also states that two more boats have been picked up for taxi service.

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Permalink Reply by Dennis "DARBY" Brierley on August 1, 2012 at 6:48pm

why don't we just send the boats to the persian gulf and pick them up there with a big sign sayin free taxi service to australia

 

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Permalink Reply by Jan Courtney on August 2, 2012 at 11:16am

 

 

The awful thing is that the cartoon is TOO close to the truth to be funny.

 

 

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Permalink Reply by Dr Caroline Wright on August 2, 2012 at 11:38pm

I know Jan but I will confess I did laugh because of what was in the translated text as it was so dinky dye (? spelling) Aussie.

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Permalink Reply by Dr Caroline Wright on August 3, 2012 at 8:23pm

It took a while but nevertheless is good news re the cancellation of Captain Emads's Visa/

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/people-smuggling-s...

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Permalink Reply by Dr Caroline Wright on August 3, 2012 at 8:38pm

At last Indonesia is doing something from a legal perspective re boat smugglers but only in this instance when people drowned last year.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/army-link-to-asylum-seek...

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Permalink Reply by Dr Caroline Wright on August 4, 2012 at 9:11am

According to the Australian the proliferation of hawala dealers has presented a major law enforcement challenge for police in both Sydney and Melbourne as it is difficult for them to distinguish between money conveyed for legitimate purposes (family support) and money sent home to support people smuggling.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/suburban-links-to-...

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Permalink Reply by Jan Courtney on August 4, 2012 at 9:18am

Caroline,  I laughed too, it is funny, especially as you say, the translation bubble.  BTW I think it's dinky di.

Unfortunately though it is close to the truth.

 

Yep,  I checked up

	dinky di
	Australian Bush Vernacular: To stress truth; true blue; for Real; speaking the truth.   No! SHE came onto ME mate, dinky di, I wouldn't lie mate, really! true blue

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dinky+di

 

Dr Caroline Wright said:

I know Jan but I will confess I did laugh because of what was in the translated text as it was so dinky dye (? spelling) Aussie.

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