There is nothing wrong with arriving by plane, and applying for asylum. It would be a lot cheaper and safer than arriving by leaky boat. If they have a genuine case for asylum, the method of arrival will make no difference.
So if you are a genuine refugee asylum-seeker, why pay thousands and risk your life, when Jetstar can whisk you here for a few hundred dollars?
Its a fair question. Of course if you are NOT genuine, then that changes everything.
