Just pray for those poor blokes. Pray they weren't sent to the Guantanamo Bay Annex on Christmas Island.

Take a little tour!


I thought these folks were refugees not Al Queda Fighters. I wonder if this joint will make into the travel brochures? A Hot spot on Expedia maybe?

Notice the beautiful Penitentiary like setting and the barbed wire to make sure the "refugees" don't accidentally wander off. The electrified fences are sure a nice touch.

Geez if this is how they treat their Asylum Seeking Immigrants, I'd sure hate to be a Terrorist Detainee. Oh by the way the facility opened at the end of 2008. Look for it on Travelocity!

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I wonder if they accept Air Miles.

I bet Aboriginal Australians wish they'd thought of a lock up like this when the first Europeans started illegally immigrating.

Doug read this...

You can't even blame this on 9/11 fear, look at the date of the article. A three year old in restraints? These folks were refugees, not terrorists. Where was the World Community outrage then?

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Is it just me or does this guy not know what the hell he's talking about?

Aussies explain yourselves!

Btw the most 'shocking' part of this whole sorry mess is the electric fences. When did Australia get electricity?

Sounds like reports from the superdome after Katrina.

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We lock up and treat our immigrants like (*)(*)(*)(*). It's so when they do become australians there filled with hate and turn to crime. Why? 'Well they took ourrr jeeeerwbs!!!'

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That is just ignorant.

These are people who have attempted to enter Australian territory illegally. Many, sometimes all, after being detailed for that illegal entry (either through legitimate capture or sabotaging, as has been the case before, their vessel so Australian vessels have to rescue them and bring them into Australian waters) have claimed refugee/asylum status.

Those that don't are processed and shipped back to their country of origin. Those that have claimed refugee or asylum status are also processed. They are taken to a detaining facility where they are given living conditions in accordance with international law.

At this facility they stay, as their details given are processed, details forged are inspected and details not given are attempted to be found in order to provide clarification that they are indeed from a certain nation, are leaving for a certain reason and are indeed legitimate refugees or asylum seekers, per international law.

If they are not found to meet the basic criteria for the status, they are shipped back home.

If they are found to meet the requirements, they are given refugee or asylum status and allowed into Australia. They leave the detention centre.

Those that are found to not meet the criteria are allowed the legal right to appeal. This is the only reason many so-called "refugees" and "asylum seekers" have remained in the detention center for years.

Not because they like having them there, as they would rather ship them home.

It is because they are given the right to appeal their case and continue to do so despite being repeatedly found to not meet the criteria. As such they are given the legal right to remain in the facility until they either win their appeal or they no longer can appeal.

After which these illegal immigrants, who are not refugees or asylum seekers (as we allow, in fact have done many times, allow legitimate ones into the nation), are shipped to their original country of origin.

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Mak's Blog - Updated 12/3/10

Interesting case Makedde. All laws will eventually be misapplied to innocent people. That's why there are safeguards to prevent abuses by the police and government. When those safeguards are removed in the name of protecting citizens from terrorists it's innocent people who'll also suffer.

I'm just glad we had a large enough portion of politicians and judges who rallied to his side, rather than just media outrage and nothing actually getting done.

Otherwise it might have been even worse.