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This is not what 'my Australia' would do and gives me ongoing concerns as to where we are being taken by the politicians!
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Peter Dutton rules out transferring pregnant asylum seekers from Nauru to Australia
By political reporter Stephanie Anderson
Updated October 15, 2015 12:51:05
Photo: Peter Dutton says the Government needs to take a strong stance over transfers from Nauru. (ABC News: Nicks Haggarty)
Related Story: Nauru rape allegations 'very alarming', Turnbull says
Related Story: Not enough evidence to prove woman raped on Nauru: police
Map: Nauru
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has ruled out transferring a group of pregnant asylum seekers from Nauru to Australia, despite the women reportedly refusing medical treatment.
It is understood that seven pregnant asylum seekers are refusing medical treatment on the island as they urge the Turnbull Government to bring them to Australia.
Mr Dutton said Australia helped pay for refurbishments at the Nauru hospital but he would not agree to transfer the women, telling 2GB the Government would not "be taken for mugs".
"The racket that's been going here is that people at the margins come to Australia from Nauru," he said.
"We can't send them back to Nauru and there are over 200 people in that category."
Mr Dutton said the Government had provided $11 million for a hospital within the regional processing centre as well as $26 million to help refurbish the Nauruan hospital.
He said transfers to the international hospital in Papua New Guinea were also available if sufficient treatment on Nauru was not available.
External Link: WARNING DISTURBING CONTENT: Alleged rape victim makes call to Nauruan police
"If people believe that they're going to somehow try to blackmail us into an outcome to come to Australia by saying we're not going to have medical assistance," he said.
"We're not going to bend to that pressure. I believe very strongly that we need to take a firm stance."
Ian Rintoul from the Refugee Action Coalition voiced concerns for the women, stating that Nauru was not equipped to deal with complicated births.
"One of the asylum seeker women due to give birth has a diabetic pregnancy that Nauru cannot safely manage," he said in a statement.
"Every birth is a potentially a life-threatening situation for mother and baby. When there are complications the risk is even higher.
"The onus is on the Government to provide proper medical care for a safe birth."
Mr Dutton's comments come a day after he introduced legislation to tighten requirements for asylum seekers applying for protection.
If passed, he said the existence of a consistent pattern of mass violation of human rights would not meet the threshold.
People will also be denied protection if they could "take reasonable steps" to modify their behaviour, unless that behaviour was "fundamental" to their identity.
Comment has been sought from Opposition immigration spokesman Richard Marles and Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-15/peter-dutton-rules-out-transferring-pregnant-asylum-seekers/6856708
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Peter Dutton rules out transferring pregnant asylum seekers from Nauru to Australia
By political reporter Stephanie Anderson
Updated October 15, 2015 12:51:05
Photo: Peter Dutton says the Government needs to take a strong stance over transfers from Nauru. (ABC News: Nicks Haggarty)
Related Story: Nauru rape allegations 'very alarming', Turnbull says
Related Story: Not enough evidence to prove woman raped on Nauru: police
Map: Nauru
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has ruled out transferring a group of pregnant asylum seekers from Nauru to Australia, despite the women reportedly refusing medical treatment.
It is understood that seven pregnant asylum seekers are refusing medical treatment on the island as they urge the Turnbull Government to bring them to Australia.
Mr Dutton said Australia helped pay for refurbishments at the Nauru hospital but he would not agree to transfer the women, telling 2GB the Government would not "be taken for mugs".
"The racket that's been going here is that people at the margins come to Australia from Nauru," he said.
"We can't send them back to Nauru and there are over 200 people in that category."
Mr Dutton said the Government had provided $11 million for a hospital within the regional processing centre as well as $26 million to help refurbish the Nauruan hospital.
He said transfers to the international hospital in Papua New Guinea were also available if sufficient treatment on Nauru was not available.
External Link: WARNING DISTURBING CONTENT: Alleged rape victim makes call to Nauruan police
"If people believe that they're going to somehow try to blackmail us into an outcome to come to Australia by saying we're not going to have medical assistance," he said.
"We're not going to bend to that pressure. I believe very strongly that we need to take a firm stance."
Ian Rintoul from the Refugee Action Coalition voiced concerns for the women, stating that Nauru was not equipped to deal with complicated births.
"One of the asylum seeker women due to give birth has a diabetic pregnancy that Nauru cannot safely manage," he said in a statement.
"Every birth is a potentially a life-threatening situation for mother and baby. When there are complications the risk is even higher.
"The onus is on the Government to provide proper medical care for a safe birth."
Mr Dutton's comments come a day after he introduced legislation to tighten requirements for asylum seekers applying for protection.
If passed, he said the existence of a consistent pattern of mass violation of human rights would not meet the threshold.
People will also be denied protection if they could "take reasonable steps" to modify their behaviour, unless that behaviour was "fundamental" to their identity.
Comment has been sought from Opposition immigration spokesman Richard Marles and Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-15/peter-dutton-rules-out-transferring-pregnant-asylum-seekers/6856708
The decision to revive the Harper review follows an announcement earlier this month by Education Minister Simon Birmingham that he would shelve the Coalition's controversial higher education deregulation agenda.
Mr Turnbull and Environment Minister Greg Hunt have also signalled the government would adopt a more welcoming approach to renewable energy investment. Mr Turnbull has also abandoned Mr Abbott's opposition to funding public transport.
So far, so good. Keep it up Malcolm in the Middle
Mr Turnbull and Environment Minister Greg Hunt have also signalled the government would adopt a more welcoming approach to renewable energy investment. Mr Turnbull has also abandoned Mr Abbott's opposition to funding public transport.
So far, so good. Keep it up Malcolm in the Middle
Labor's primary vote has plunged to just 30 per cent as voters flood back to a rejuvenated Coalition government under Malcolm Turnbull's new leadership style one month after he replaced the unpopular Tony Abbott as Prime Minister.
In what appears to be a clear vindication of that bruising leadership switch, Mr Turnbull has more than tripled Bill Shorten's popularity as preferred prime minister at 67 per cent to Mr Shorten's 21 - a dive of 24 points for the Opposition Leader since August, when he was up against Mr Abbott.
Bye Bye Bill.
I wonder if Abbott will hit the airwaves to try and claim credit for the governments current good standing. He deserves some credit really. It's only because of him that we know just how bad things can get.
In what appears to be a clear vindication of that bruising leadership switch, Mr Turnbull has more than tripled Bill Shorten's popularity as preferred prime minister at 67 per cent to Mr Shorten's 21 - a dive of 24 points for the Opposition Leader since August, when he was up against Mr Abbott.
Bye Bye Bill.
I wonder if Abbott will hit the airwaves to try and claim credit for the governments current good standing. He deserves some credit really. It's only because of him that we know just how bad things can get.
So they canned Knights and Dames again? Still scratching my head in disbelief that Abbott brought it back. What a loon.
He has also said, according to a quote from Pat McNamara, that the next Abbott government would bring them back.Tigers of Old said:
So Shorten was also found not guilty..
Is anyone going to hold the Libs to task on the incredible waste of taxpayer money that has been the TURC political witch hunt?
What a disgrace.
Is anyone going to hold the Libs to task on the incredible waste of taxpayer money that has been the TURC political witch hunt?
What a disgrace.
Poor old Bill Shorten can't take a trick with the royal commission into union corruption releasing there findings at 8pm Friday night, basically avoiding most print and tv news services. Although personally I am not a fan of BS, I missed this news until this morning, and feel like this enquiry has significantly damaged his reputation. Whether or not this questioning was justified or not, he was painted in a bad light by most media services when he was facing the commission, and deserved a chance to say to the commission, and the public, "I told you so".
IMO, the actions of the commission demonstrate a political bias, and although they argue there were other reasons behind the timing of the release of information, I find this hard to believe.
Edit: beat me to it ToO
IMO, the actions of the commission demonstrate a political bias, and although they argue there were other reasons behind the timing of the release of information, I find this hard to believe.
Edit: beat me to it ToO
In opposing changes to the tax system, Shorten should follow the example set by Paul Keating.
Keating promised that if Hewson won the federal election he would not use Labor's senate numbers to oppose the GST. This made the Democrats' position on the tax irrelevant and the electorate realized that a vote for the Libs was a vote for the tax and Labor won the election.
Two elections later when Beazley's turn came, he promised to continue to oppose the tax in the Senate even if Howard won the election. This virtually took the issue off the agenda as the Democrats said they would also oppose it. Howard won and Lees sided with the Libs to pass the tax in the Senate and accelerated the eventual decline of her party.
Keating promised that if Hewson won the federal election he would not use Labor's senate numbers to oppose the GST. This made the Democrats' position on the tax irrelevant and the electorate realized that a vote for the Libs was a vote for the tax and Labor won the election.
Two elections later when Beazley's turn came, he promised to continue to oppose the tax in the Senate even if Howard won the election. This virtually took the issue off the agenda as the Democrats said they would also oppose it. Howard won and Lees sided with the Libs to pass the tax in the Senate and accelerated the eventual decline of her party.
commonsense said:
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first thing the Libs always do after they been out for a while is have an inquiry into unions. They rarely find much and nothing ever happens, but it succeeds in distracting and diverting the ALP's focus. Who called for it? The public didn't.
You know what they say though, people with common sense are those that agree with me.
Baloo said:
:hihi
Suspect, however, that the far left of the ALP will take this as the cue to pull the trigger against Billy boy.