pommie bastard

You are now a fan of cut and paste so try this.


Asylum Applications in Australia
Australia is bracing for an influx of asylum seekers, including 20,000 from southern China reportedly readying their exodus. Many of these asylum seekers are former residents of Vietnam who were forced to return to China.


Most illegal immigrants are detained until the Immigration Department has decided whether to accord them asylum as political refugees. Australia's High Court decided that no applicant for asylum can be held in detention longer than 273 days. Some applicants were held for two or three years, and the government is considering paying them about $1 for each day there were held.


Under new legislation, Australia does not grant asylum if the applicant has already been refused recognition as a political refugee by another country.


There are reportedly 80,000 illegal immigrants in Australia. Most arrived as tourists or students and overstayed their visas.


Australia's 1994-95 immigration target is 73,000, a 16 per cent or 10,000 increase over 1993-94. For 1995-96, the target will be 84,700. Australia has about 18 million people, and a 1992 average GNP of $17, 260.


According to the 1991 Census, a higher proportion of migrants receive pensions, sickness benefits and welfare payments than do people born in Australia.

bryank

No. Do you?

Megalania

Ah, deary me, you have made an awful assumption that the people with whom you associate are representative. Perhaps they are. Perhaps 'tis only "the dregs" who will associate with you. Perhaps "the dregs" emigrate specifically to be with you.

Kiwipaul

Pray tell me how these 20,000 intend to get to Australia, in the last 2 years only one boat has gotton through the cordon around the coast. Comming by Air they all need to have valid visas before boarding an aircraft outside of Australia.
Obviously you still believe in magic.

pommie bastard

True we Brits tend to be loved the world over so we stick together.

pommie bastard

Not me these are goverment figures , come to Perth or little China as its being renamed.

Florida_03

So explain the REAL impact of GDP per capita growth. I'd love to hear it.

chippy

Abuse like this from one who 'finds it impossible' to be insulted. Who actually invites others to 'take their best shot'. Tut, tut, tut.

Florida_03

Reading AND comprehension is down the hall in room 302. Need help finding it?

Florida_03

Now...abuse? You're raving...

"You're welcome to it..."

Comprehension = you're welcome to Australia

"You're bollox will be the end of it".

Comprehension = more of your ilk immigrating and the end of Australia as I once knew it will be complete.

Insulted? By what?

chippy

If you are offering you're assistance, then I thank you. This would however, be the blind leading the blind.

Florida_03

So the Question was:

"What is the REAL effect of per capita growth"?

I questioned it and you called it bollox...so answer please.

chippy

An interesting question which I may address later. Got to dash now, some of us have to work you know.

Florida_03

Pip, pip cheerio...be back soon.

SteveBannister

GDP may have increased, but unfrtunately, so have our imprts. We are now importing more than we are exporting, so what does that tell you about our manufacturing? We also work some of the longest hours in Europe as well, and it is a case of working longer hours because we have to. Could we all afford an average of 10-15 hour a week paycut if we fell into line with the EU? I don't think so. The more we work, the more we're taxed and the more the government spends our more on the things we don't want it to, so the more we work and the more we're taxed...........