"Lexi's Lefty links?"

Since when was Amnesty International a "Lefty
Link?"

And what exactly is a "Lefty Link?"
Is it the same as a "communist plot?"

Goodness me - what stunningly ignorant
remarks. They should be subsequently ignored.

Hi Lexi,

It seems to me that anything that remotely resembles a regard for fair-dealing between humans is these days regarded as "leftist".

Banjo, From my knowledge of other treaties I think you will find that
the ratified UNHCR treaty will over ride any other Australian law.

I think the problem is that people have forgotten what is a refugee.
A refugee is illustrated by those columns of walking people pushing
hand carts with all their possessions and being strafed by aircraft.

I have not heard of people scrambling onto boats in Indonesia and
being shot at by Indonesian troops. Have you ?

For them to claim to be refugees is an insult to those real refugees.

Sheeeesh ... now I've heard it all.

Lexi, that's good advice

Besides, the author of this thread went MIA after his initial post.

Bye

Dear Lexi & Belly,
Sadly, those who are incarcerated in Refugee camps are often treated like criminals, when in fact the only people who should be incarcerated are the illegal carriers of these desperate people. We had an incident last week (I think it was last week) whereby the refugees were beaten by the staff members of the "camp". These people are not the criminals, but they are vilified by the 'frightened few'.
God help us if the tables were turned, and we were the boat people.
Cheers my friends,
NSB

@Bonmot,

It may come as a surprise to you but press councils do NOT determine law.
So any *judgement* they might make has no legal bearing.

Their judgement(s) may impact on journalists in need of a style manual.
And it may give people like you a few jollies –tickling as it no doubt does your big brother tell-the-rest-what-to-think fantasies

But it means zilch to the rest of the community –the electorate who vote on laws.

So why-oh-why would DIMA or any other govt body bother to *appeal* the press councils ruling?

On the other hand. Stewart Foster's day job is to represent the Department of Immigration. & explain immigration law.
And he evidently did a pretty good job as his dissertation is still prominently displayed on the department’s website.