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Breaching sovereignty: Australia, Indonesia and the law of the sea : Comments

By Binoy Kampmark, published 21/2/2014

Australia's refugee policy, specifically with regards Indonesia, can be summed up as calculatingly brazen or breathtakingly incompetent.

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If you follow the link to the original document and read the final
paragraph you will see that the Indonesians admit that they don't
really know where Indonesia actually is located.

The rules we are discussing here apply only to warships.
It does not apply to customs vessels as they are on the ordinary ships registry.
Posted by Bazz, Monday, 24 February 2014 11:31:01 AM
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by early detection, interception and identification.
spindoc,
What good does that do ? They can't touch them in international waters ? Why spend all that fuel to go way out there when the Australian territory is only a few miles out ?
So what if they see them way out there, intercept & identify them when they haven't done anything wrong yet ? I think it's damn incompetent, wait till they do cross into Australian waters then grab them. A hell of a lot cheaper & safer for the Navy.
Posted by individual, Monday, 24 February 2014 6:30:05 PM
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Because the Indonesians say they are now your problem.
Posted by Bazz, Monday, 24 February 2014 7:32:31 PM
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Bazz,
Exactly ! That's why Australia needs to deal with the situation as it's majority sees fit. Anyone not agreeing should put their money where their mouth is. If some people think everyone arriving on a boat shhould be let in then let them into their yard & home & support them.
Let's have a referendum & be done with it.
Posted by individual, Monday, 24 February 2014 8:33:43 PM
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Individual you are correct, I am positive the bleeding hearts would be only too happy to have the illegal refugees live with them, of course they wouldn't, a referendum is a good idea, most people we know want them sent back from whence they came and join the correct way of entering Australia legally, they pass many countries on their way here, one wonders what ulterior motive they have in coming here, especially as most are men.
Posted by Ojnab, Monday, 24 February 2014 10:28:05 PM
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