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derab Mar 30th 2013 11:17 am

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I keep a few of the UK Border security series on my PVR to show any bleeding hearts who say that Australia is too tough on the boat people.
In the UK, if they turn up illegally, they are immediately returned to their last location. Quite often they show the same people arriving in the backs of trucks day after day from Calais to Dover.
France and Indonesia are identical in this regard and I argue that the boat people caught in the waters off Indonesia should be returned to Java and not taken to Christmas island.

IvanM Mar 30th 2013 11:41 am

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You can only return them to Indonesia if you have the agreement of Indonesia. So far Indonesia have laughed off Abbott's policy of turn back the boats. Abbott is quite dishonest saying he would be able to tow the boats back to Indonesia.

Originally Posted by derab (Post 10632733)
I keep a few of the UK Border security series on my PVR to show any bleeding hearts who say that Australia is too tough on the boat people.
In the UK, if they turn up illegally, they are immediately returned to their last location. Quite often they show the same people arriving in the backs of trucks day after day from Calais to Dover.
France and Indonesia are identical in this regard and I argue that the boat people caught in the waters off Indonesia should be returned to Java and not taken to Christmas island.


commonwealth Mar 30th 2013 12:03 pm

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what's new zealand for?

IvanM Mar 30th 2013 2:14 pm

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Baaaaaa

Originally Posted by commonwealth (Post 10632754)
what's new zealand for?


RedDragon2008 Mar 30th 2013 9:16 pm

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Originally Posted by derab (Post 10632733)
France and Indonesia are identical in this regard and I argue that the boat people caught in the waters off Indonesia should be returned to Java and not taken to Christmas island.

Why not Bali

They might think they are in Australia:sneaky:

commonwealth Mar 30th 2013 10:26 pm

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Originally Posted by RedDragon2008 (Post 10633084)
Why not Bali

They might think they are in Australia:sneaky:

my god that would be like showing them all australians are stupid bogan. but actually that may discourage them from actually coming!

RedDragon2008 Mar 31st 2013 1:12 am

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Originally Posted by commonwealth (Post 10633156)
my god that would be like showing them all australians are stupid bogan. but actually that may discourage them from actually coming!

Exactly:thumbsup:

Cosmo Knott Mar 31st 2013 8:56 pm

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Terrible queue for the (red channel) on the way back through Sydney from the South Pacific for us after Christmas - v annoying.

Understaffed I think :p

http://www.theage.com.au/national/cu...115-2crmf.html

bcworld Mar 31st 2013 10:12 pm

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I flew into MEL this morning...not sure why but it was super quiet. Despite the fact that it should've been quite relaxed the four assholes working the customs line were probably the rudest, most obnoxious, most unprofessional staff I've seen in an airport anywhere. A totally disgraceful & embarrassing welcome to Australia.

Wol Mar 31st 2013 10:30 pm

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Originally Posted by bcworld (Post 10634517)
I flew into MEL this morning...not sure why but it was super quiet. Despite the fact that it should've been quite relaxed the four assholes working the customs line were probably the rudest, most obnoxious, most unprofessional staff I've seen in an airport anywhere. A totally disgraceful & embarrassing welcome to Australia.

You've never arrived in Boston, Mass then?

Kim67 Mar 31st 2013 11:55 pm

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My 9 year old is obsessed with these shows - we were watching one the other week and there was a shipment of drugs in powdered form concealed in a package. They do the nick test and go off to the ad break before the result and she says "probably heroin, I initially thought cocaine but cocaine is kinda sticky". I thought WTF, so I googled it and good quality street cocaine should be kinda sticky in consistency. Maybe she's going to be a narc.

Amazulu Apr 1st 2013 12:16 am

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Originally Posted by Wol (Post 10634533)
You've never arrived in Boston, Mass then?

Or Detroit, Michigan

commonwealth Apr 1st 2013 8:02 am

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or gatwick

Dorothy Apr 1st 2013 11:08 am

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Originally Posted by commonwealth (Post 10635296)
or gatwick

or Heathrow

IvanM Apr 1st 2013 11:36 am

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Garwick has had a reputation for Nazi immigration officers. Not sure why but Poles I knew dreaded going through Gatwick.



Originally Posted by Dorothy (Post 10635517)
or Heathrow



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