Ok, its a backflip. And a broken promise. And the ALP was responsible for the mess. But... this is a good thing. Recognising Reality. Who knows, it might be the beginning of acting with some basic human decency. If were lucky. Recignising the failure of current policy is a start. Mr Morrison acknowledged that the processing on Papua New Guinea was challenging. Offshore processing and resettlement has also been implemented. However, this has not been without its challenges, he said. Until now, not one asylum seeker has been resettled in the country. There are 1084 asylum seekers being detained on Manus Island. He also said negotiations with Cambodia, which the government hopes will resettle refugees, were ongoing. Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young said on Wednesday the governments offshore policy was falling apart. Dumping the governments commitment to offshore processing like this is a major policy backflip from the Coalition on the back of a serious policy failure, she said. The Abbott government has conceded that it has to process these peoples claims in Australia and is simply using TPVs as a distraction.
Posted on: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 09:33:34 +0000
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