Foxy, did you not see our fearless leader casting a meaningful eye over the Magna Carta just the other day, obviously checking the law as it applies to payoffs to people smugglers. The MC had nothing to say on the subject, so it must be legal. SM our resident legal eagle is always at the ready with a bit of jurisprudence to protect the shenanigans of his beloved Liberal Party, who can blame him, they do no wrong, so he tells us.

More good work by Abbott and Co. The Greens & some on this site will be horrified.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/breaking-news/iran-may-take-b...

Iran may take back failed asylum seekers

AUSTRALIA and Iran have had discussions about the return of failed asylum seekers being held in immigration detention camps.

IN return for Tehran taking them back, Australia would offer scholarships to Iranian university students, The West Australian reports on Friday.

Australia would also offer Iranian citizens work and holiday visas and Iran might be allowed to build consulates in Sydney and Melbourne.

Foxy,

There are enough cashed up refugee activists that if there was even a smidgen of a chance of succeeding, there would be an application to court. As clearly no Lawyer or barrister will touch it, there is by implication complete innocence.

Paul,

I know that you are distraught now that your leaders Crusty Minge and Adam Bent got stabbed in the back and Syphilitic Hansen Young is Wandering around Manus trying to get someone to look at her.

You are kidding yourself if you believe that the greens are not as corrupt or worse than anyone else. Anyone taking backhands from the CFMEU to do a dirty deal against a labor party member has a serious ethics deficiency.

Dear Shadow Minister,

You wish that this matter would die a quiet
death.

Well, Sir, that's not going to happen.

Why should activists pay lawyers - when a
judicial inquiry is in the cards.
That way it will be transparent and accoutnable -
something the current government is not.

cont'd ...

Dear Shadow Minister,

Hey - you might find Chris Graham's suggestions
for Mr Abbott enlightening - (all things considered).
I know that you don't usually like articles in "New Matilda,"
They're not as fair and unbiased as your usual sources
from "Limited News." (or is it "News Limited?")
but the suggestions are really worth considering.

http://www.newmatilda.com/2015/06/14/forget-people-smugglers-heres-10-criminal-enterprises-tony-abbott-should-be-giving-cash

Ah about time for good news. I like the word thousands.

https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/28495080/canberra-ready-to-depo...

Australia has moved closer to sending thousands of Iranian asylum seekers back to Tehran, with the Abbott Government on the verge of an historic agreement to deport detainees.

The West Australian understands a high-level Iranian delegation visited Australia this week to draw up a memorandum of understanding that would allow the return of Iranians held in immigration detention camps, some for several years.

In return for taking back failed asylum seekers, Australia would offer scholarships to Iranian university students.

The Government may even agree to turn down its strong travel warning advising Australians not to go to Iran.

Australia would also offer Iranian citizens work and holiday visas and Iran might be allowed to build consulates in Sydney and Melbourne.

The Iranian delegation, led by director-general for consular affairs Ali Chegeni, met Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and Immigration Minister Peter Dutton over two days.

Any deal with Iran — once dubbed part of the axis of evil — would be a major shift in Australian foreign policy.

It is believed any deal would demand there would be no retribution from the Iranian regime towards returned asylum seekers.

Almost 300 Iranian asylum seekers are on Manus Island and 166 on Nauru. Another 440 Iranians are in detention centres on the Australian mainland and 8000 have bridging visas.

Under the former Labor government, Iranians comprised a big proportion of the asylum seekers making their way to Australia on boats.

But though many were found not to be refugees, the government was unable to return them to Tehran because Iran refused to accept them.

Immigration officials often pointed to some Iranian asylum seekers as being the most troublesome to manage in the detention centre network.