From: John Beckett 

Adam Flinton  wrote in message
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> What I find so ironic wrt recent Australian politics is the "turn em
> back at the beaches" view wrt immigrants/asylum seekers. I'll bet all
> the aborigines are going "damn 200 years too late" 
> I'm just waiting for an Aussie ship to go down & no other ships to come
> to their aid "just in case" there are some illegals on board.

Well, yes - that's an embarassment too. For the record, our PM would point
out that there are no known cases where Australia has actually not rescued
people from a sinking ship.

If "the end justifies the means", the turn-them-back policy has
been a resounding success because it has reduced the number of boats
setting off in attempt to make illegal landings. It's an ugly problem. I
sure would try to get to a better country if I were in some of the
situations of the boat people.

John

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