AAP General News (Australia)
08-17-2010
FED:No change in boat legal position
Opposition Leader TONY ABBOTT says the legal position on turning back asylum seeker
boats would be the same now as a decade ago when a previous coalition government successfully
introduced the policy.
But Mr ABBOTT says his problem isn't with asylum seekers .. but the Labor government
which changed previous policies to put people smugglers back in business.
He says it isn't compassionate for Australia to maintain policies which tempt desperate
people to try to reach Australia by boat.
Mr ABBOTT also says his government would continue a significant humanitarian program
for genuine refugees.
AAP RTV mb/rl/crh
KEYWORD: POLL10 BOAT (CANBERRA)
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