Gillard Government New Proposal - Submission Points

Proposal:

The Gillard Government new proposal will involve working in partnership with Papua New Guinea (PNG) in re-opening the off shore processing detention centre on Manus Island by July 2011 creating a humane off shore processing centre. While continuing to work in partnership with the Asia - Pacific region, in implementing a five years strategic plan the regions can work together on addressing the key issues to stop the trade of human trafficking and people in which smuggling.

Submission Points:

Proposal:

The Gillard Government refugee policy, aims at addressing the long-term issues of asylum seekers and refugees. The new proposal will involve working in partnership with Papua New Guinea (PNG) in re-opening the off shore processing detention centre on Manus Island by July 2011 creating a humane off shore processing centre.

The Gillard Government is committed to dealing with the difficult issues that face Australia and the Asia - Pacific region, by working in partnership over the next five years using a strategic plan in which regions can work together on addressing the key issues to stop the trade of human trafficking and people smuggling.

The debate raising political concerns globally

43.3 million people worldwide are displaced (UNHRC - The UN Refugee Agency 2010).

Sustainable Regional Protection Framework

* Increasing border protection and better intelligence sharing

* Wrecking the trade of people smuggling

* Working in partnership with the Asia - Pacific region

* Meets our international agreement under the signatory to Refugee Convention Prime Minister of Australia, The Hon Julia Gillard PM 2010).

* Working with UNHRC a durable solution for asylum seekers and refugees

The Gillard Government aims at improving the situation of the detention centres by building better facilities.

The Gillard Government has put together a $24.8million package

Against the opposition:

Turn the boats back - nowhere to turn them back to, Indonesia will not accept boats Not an effective long term solution - electoral

The Pacific Solution - Nauru has not signed with the Refugee Convention, also isolation

Re-introducing Howard's Temporary Visas and the 45-day rule are not a viable or effective option. As stated by Briskman (2010) 'The loss of the lives of 142 women and 146 children on the SIEV X vessel in 2001 should have been a wake-up call about the perils of this visa, but deterrence determination persisted'.

Howard Government only stopped seven boats.

Proposal:

The Gillard Government refugee policy, aims at addressing the long-term issues of asylum seekers and refugees. The new proposal will involve working in partnership with Papua New Guinea (PNG) in re-opening and rebuilding the off shore processing detention centre on Manus Island by July 2011.

The Gillard Government is committed to dealing with the difficult issues that face Australia and the Asia - Pacific region, by implementing a five