available here<\/a>) stresses the importance that speedy processing in Indonesia be combined with guaranteed resettlement in Australia of those found to be refugees.<\/p>\n\u201cWe are dismayed but not surprised that the Minister has already ruled out processing in Indonesia. The Minister\u2019s announcement has pre-empted the findings of the expert panel. He has turned the expert panel into a sham. Either it is a government set-up or it is set up to fail,\u201d said Ian Rintoul, spokesperson for the Refugee Action Coalition.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Minister\u2019s rejection of processing asylum seekers in Indonesia and resettlement shows just how much the government\u2019s push for off-shore processing is driven by domestic politics, not by concern for asylum seekers.<\/p>\n
\u201cAny \u2018regional solution\u2019 that does not guarantee resettlement in Australia is just a way of outsourcing Australia\u2019s responsibilities to asylum seekers and turning poorer regional neighbours into dead end dumping grounds.<\/p>\n
\u201cChris Bowen\u2019s fixation on the policies of deterrence will only ensure that the pointless, toxic debate between Labor and the Coalition over off-shore processing will continue. The Labor government is about to miss another opportunity to implement a humanitarian policy.<\/p>\n
\u201cPakistan has just announced that it intends to repatriate 2.7 million Afghan refugees by December this year. Combine this with the repression of Hazaras in Quetta and you have a push factor far bigger than any deterrence the Minister could manufacture.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Refugee Action Coalition (NSW) has called a rally on Sunday August 12, 1.00pm at Sydney Town Hall to protest against off-shore processing before the August sitting of federal parliament.<\/p>\n
For more information contact Ian Rintoul 0417 275 713<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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