Leunig nails it again...
Leunig nails it again... Originally shared by Kerry Wright #australia #auspol #tonyabbott #scottmorrison #rezaberati #manusisland #royalcommission #leunig
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Another significant quote: "The government's commitment to secrecy should be a concern for everyone.
Another significant quote: "The government's commitment to secrecy should be a concern for everyone. Secrecy is completely inadequate for democracy but totally appropriate for tyranny. If the minister will not inform the public, then we are within our right to assume the worst." Originally shared by Sue T Excerpt - Malcolm Fraser: "Forcing [refugees] to languish further in offshore detention centres in remote places is costly, cruel and, as shown by the events on Manus Island, increasingly dangerous . ... If a significant number of [refugees] came from Indonesia, the boats would stop. This would be the basis for a robust and fair system that processes refugee claims in a timely manner. It would ensure an efficient, affordable and humane approach . Australia would not be ''flooded'' as a result; we control the number of people that are settled. We attract a small proportion of the world's refugees. For several years now, more than 90 per cent of...
Boat-borne refugees are not illegal immigrants, are not the major source of refugee arrivals, do not receive...
Boat-borne refugees are not illegal immigrants, are not the major source of refugee arrivals, do not receive government payments or benefits on arrival or after being accepted as refugees, do not deserve to be used as political bargaining chips, and in any event this whole proposal is both inhumane and an abandonment of our international treaty obligations. And finally, there is no 'queue' for them to jump. There never was. #manusisland https://secure.avaaz.org/en/seeking_asylum_is_a_human_right_locb/?copy