Faced with diminished fish stocks and what they say are outdated Australian government policies,Indonesian fishermen are risking everything.
Insiders claim Australian Border Force’s Cape-class boats are plagued with dangerous issues. An investigation has revealed one was out of action when a people-smuggling vessel landed in Western Australia.
The push for permanent protection for some temporary visa holders is a fresh test of Labor’s response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Home Affairs expects the centre to move from an “active state” to “enduring capability” – empty but operated by a skeleton staff.
Four Vietnamese asylum seekers intercepted by Border Force off the coast of Broome last week were detained after 38 people from two other boats were also picked up.
The group was discovered near the city of Kupang,and believed to be heading to Australia.
The plan was drawn up after 1.3 million people,mostly those fleeing war in Syria and Iraq,sought refuge in Europe in 2015,overwhelming the EU’s asylum system to collapse.
In trying to rush through knee-jerk legislation,the Albanese government has not merely panicked,but acted in a way designed to create panic.
The apparent attempt was thwarted by a tip-off from the Australian Federal Police and the reluctance of local fishermen to make the journey.
Asian news agencies,one citing an Indonesian official,reported the boat was headed to Australia. Border Force said this was not true.
The detainees from Iran,Iraq and Sudan are at the heart of a new test for the government in its attempts to defend the detention regime.