GrahamMac, so what is wrong with PNG being a refuge for refugees?
As the article below points out, the roll of the UN convention is still fulfilled settling refugees in PNG.
PNG solution is twisted genius and it’s snookered everyone
By CLAIRE HARVEY THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH JULY 21, 2013
But also, and perhaps most importantly, Rudd’s Papua New Guinea plan has exposed the intellectual dishonesty of the “refugee lobby”.
“But but but but but but but,” they have spluttered, “but but but but … ”
But PNG is a shithole?
Yeah. It is. And now it’s our shithole – and you know what else? It’s a signatory to the United Nations’ 1951 Refugee Convention.
PNG can deliver the central, crucial element of the refugee system: freedom from persecution.
It provides haven for genuine refugees and enormous discouragement for everyone else.
The entire article at this link for further reading.
http://coffsoutlook.com/18086/
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