Cool. So I can just make stuff up, and you believe it.
Vanilla,
In the absence of evidence I have no basis not to believe you. However, not every stuff-up is necessarily of a negative nature. For example (just being a stickler) if an ill meant move fails due to a stuff-up by the plotter then that can be of benefit to the intended target.
As I stated earlier, it's not about proving someone right or wrong, it's about integrity & reducing the obvious & sometimes not so obvious imbalance in the distribution of public funding. I say that if we can offer support to non citizens then we should have no excuse or hesitation to support citizens as well if needed. If that thinking is wrong then well, I'm at a loss.

It doesn't matter how many sites are displayed re information as to what refugees receive,it only covers part of.I would much prefer speaking to neighbours & workers who are refugees,they give a much different view than government departments.Their parents came through the family system & can't work because of health reasons believe Australia is heaven.To those that are critical of those differing with their opinions,have a discussion with some refugees it's a real eye opener.For what they receive over all in comparrison to our pensioners who have paid their dues is wrong.Just my opinion.

Did anyone see Mediawatch last night?

There it was. THE same twaddle that was printed here. MW slammed two of the print media for printing letters quoting it without checking its credibility. They tore it/them to shreds. (I believe the Minister responsible for this particular portfolio has issued a press release referring to it being crap..;I mean erroneous!)

(Indy: I think you misunderstood the point I was trying to make..)

My goodness gracious isn`t the Racism subject a very hot and contraversial issue?

I have never seen so much time wasted by so many to achieve so little for so long!

Happy talking.....happy talk!.....talk about things we always knew!

Vanilla,
I just realised my blunder. I thought you meant a stuff-up. I only just clicked that you meant making stuff up.
Nevertheless, yes I would have to believe you if there was no evidence to the contrary. I just spoke with two chaps in the pub a little while ago & it was like this forum revisited. One was against the refugee argument & the other for it but we still enjoyed each others' company

Bugsy – I was using a “typical” names as I was to lazy to get the actual but now that you have brought it up I was talking about Abdul Nacer Benbrika. I am 90% sure it was this bloke or another Algerian

There was an article about your refugee friends in the paper today. I even post the link for you enjoyment to see how your endeavors have done so much for this great nation.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23543156-601,00.html

and here is another related link

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/disillusioned-militants-who-flocked-to-australia/2005/11/12/1131578274716.html

This is from an interesting blog

Centrelink bankrolls terrorist suspects!!

AUSTRALIA’S 22 terror suspects and their families receive more than $1 million a year in taxpayer-funded welfare and legal aid.
And simply because the men were locked up, their families received a social security pay rise of as much as $1700 a year. One of the jailed Melbourne men, Abdul Nacer Benbrika—leader of a radical group of Islamists—has been in Australia for 10 years and has never had a job.

Mr Benbrika was among 13 Melbourne men charged with belonging to a terrorist organisation.

Of Algerian descent, he has a Lebanese-born wife and seven children.

This is a smashing victory for tolerance; my innards are positively glowing as we speak. Why should any sovereign country be allowed put its own interests before the well-being of unemployable jihadists [deleted by moderator]?

Under Centrelink rules, she is entitled to almost $50,000 a year in welfare while her husband is in prison, awaiting trial.
Ahmed Raad, another Melbourne suspect, has a child and his wife is entitled to about $21,500 a year, as are the wives of Ezzit Raad and Abdullah Merhi.

The wife of another suspect, Hany Taha, who has three children, is entitled to up to $30,000 a year.
The fact that [deleted by moderator] such as Benbrika and his confederates are allowed to receive so much as a dime from the taxpayer, let alone being considered even remotely applicable as candidates for residency, is a calculated insult to all productive citizens of this country.