What happened - "Three asylum seekers on Nauru for processing were locked up in the local police station at the weekend for damaging accommodation and cooking facilities." "minor damage to kitchens, tents and lights occurred"

Here are his statements
Quote "Mr Bowen said the incident was unlikely to affect the men's claims for resettling."
He implies that it is okay to damage property and there claims won't be affected. SORRY Bowen that shows they are of bad character it is a requirement that BE OF GOOD CHARACTER (read your own rules)

Quote "While any behaviour like this is completely unacceptable, when you have people that clearly don't want to be there, you have to expect some damage from time to time.''
Are you kidding " you have to expect some damage " As a country we are helping these ingrates and you say it is okay to damage things.
SORRY Bowen any damage is proof of bad character. They have been there only 2 weeks what will happen after a few months?

The police had to take them away for the night and lock them up - Does that sound like a people of good character?

They “lose” their papers.
They tell lies.
They blow-up/ignite their boats petrol tanks endangering their rescuers.
They riot and destroy millions worth of equipment.
They assault detention facility staff or fellow detainees.

And at the end of the day we rubber stamp them "found to be genuine" and give them lifelong welfare, public housing and the "right" to sponsor their ten brothers and fourteen sisters, mumma, pappa and uncle Abdullah.


And then... some of us wonder why our "DETERRENTS" aren't working!

It is all part of a plan --a plan to fail.

The problem is this Government either don't care or just don't listen.

The Afganistan ambassador to Australia said revival of offshore processing on Nauru and Manus Island will do nothing to deter the thousands of asylum-seekers already in Indonesia from journeying to Australia - because life in Nauru was preferable to life on the margins of Indonesian society. (NOTE THE PART THOUSANDS there goes the budget when they arrive)

He is right simply put Indonesia and Malaysia give them nothing NOT ONE CENT so they have to come here that way Australian taxpayers have to support them. In Indonesia they have to work illegally for usually no money just food and housing.

Government needs to take away the incentive (make them work for what they get) and bring back TPV so when it is safe they can be sent home.

there is a cheaper option. It's called a torpedo. Our P3C Maritime Patrol Aircraft and our navy should be allowed target practice on these boats before they reach our waters.
Then let some other soft idiots rescue them.

What a sad bunch of people you all are. How miserable must be your pitiful little lives.

It makes me sick to think somebody like Austin mentions the use of the Australian Navy when it is highly likely his kind has not contributed much if anything to Australia, least of all risked his life.

Yvonne,

<<What a sad bunch of people you all are. How miserable must be your pitiful little lives>>

There are few things as sad and as pitiful as those who seek to excuse away all of the corruption, cheating & lying that passes for “asylum seeking”