At last it looks like Australia will resume the humane practice of decades ago in processing refugees onshore & without resort to mandatory detention.
Full marks to Malcolm Fraser on signing an open letter to the Government arguing the case for onshore processing.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-09/fraser-mcgorry-call-for-an-end-to-offshore-processing/3403002/?site=melbourne
No marks to the Opposition for playing political football with refugees lives and not many more to Julia Gillard for mismanagement of the whole sorry affair.
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