Thank God the government has agreed to sit down with Tony Abbott to thrash out a deal on asylum seekers. Minister Chris Bowen said he believes Scott Morrison is a man of good faith and is hoping they can agree and get on with stopping the boats.
But Tony Abbott is still saying the Malaysian plan won’t work and is pushing Nauru, temporary protection visas and turning boats around where it’s safe to do so. The government won’t have a bar of TPV’s or turning the boats around so dare we hope for a resolution?
Mr Bowen thinks Nauru will send a message to asylum seekers that it is just a delayed detour to Australia, if they are prepared to wait long enough, they will eventually get their visas. However, knowing they will be sent to Malaysia will be enough deterrent to change their minds about coming. To my mind, this doesn't sound unreasonable.
Scott Morrison said the government could begin organizing the re-opening of Nauru with just one phone call and TPV’s could be implemented without legislation, before Christmas.
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