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Can boat people be turned back? : Comments

By Everald Compton, published 9/7/2013

In August 2001, MV Tampa, a freighter owned in Norway, was on the high seas south of Indonesia when it picked up a May Day call from Palapa 1.

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Individual

If the boat people are obeying orders to come here, then
who is ordering them to go to Indonesia. None of them have
any desire to live in Indonesia and most would rather
be flown back home than live in Indonesia.

Not so, if they are allowed to stay in Australia though,the last
think they would want to do is leave. This indicates that they
choose to go to Indonesia to get to Australia and nobody is
ordering them to do so. It is their own choice.

Therefore if the message goes out around the world that they
will not get to Australia and will be turned back they will stop
coming to Indonesia. End of boat people problem for Indonesia and
Australia.

Although it is not any problem for Indonesia, certain of their officials are making heaps of money out of it. Including Indonesian Police, security, and Politicians. They are laughing all the way to the bank and treating Australians like the gullible fools they are for letting them. I bet they have a good laugh about it amongst themselves.
Posted by CHERFUL, Thursday, 11 July 2013 8:52:20 PM
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Cherful,
nobody is ordering them to go TO Indonesia, they're told to go to Australia where there aren't enough Muslims yet.
Posted by individual, Thursday, 11 July 2013 10:22:08 PM
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As KRudd said in 2007

"Labor's policy" he said, "is that if people are interdicted on the high seas, then these vessels should be turned around" (Australian Broadcasting Corporation, February 23).

Everald Compton appears to be confusing Indonesian boats piloted by Indonesians deliberately breaking the law with a Norwegian vessel.

PS. Only about 43% of those shipped to Nauru reached Aus.
Posted by Shadow Minister, Saturday, 13 July 2013 12:04:28 PM
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