Video: Malcolm Turnbull speaks at a UN summit about Australia's border control policies Posted on 02/02/2017 4:52:58 PM PST by onyx
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Video: Malcolm Turnbull speaks at a UN summit about Australia's border control policies
(ABC News)
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Immigration Minister Peter Dutton have used a United Nations summit to encourage world leaders to look to Australia's strict border control policies as a way to give citizens confidence in accepting migrants.
The pair defended Australia's controversial immigration policy at an unprecedented United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York, aimed at finding a better international solution to deal with 65.3 million people displaced around the globe.
Mr Turnbull outlined his view of the problem to the group, saying that the "unregulated movement of people globally is growing fast".
"We need measures to create order out of the resulting chaos," he said.
He urged the gathered world leaders to look to the Australian example for a solution.
"Addressing irregular migration through secure borders has been essential in creating the confidence that the government can manage migration in a way that mitigates risk and focuses humanitarian assistance on those who need it most," Mr Turnbull said.
Human Rights Groups and UN representatives have repeatedly criticised Australia's immigration detention policy, which is currently keeping more than 2,000 people in centres in Papua New Guinea, Nauru and Australia.
After Mr Turnbull's speech Save the Children issued a statement criticising the Prime Minister, saying he promoted an isolationist deterrence based model to asylum seeker policy that evidence has shown is expensive and takes a toll on those Australia should be aspiring to protect.
Oxfam and the St Vincent de Paul Society have also called on the Government to increase its humanitarian intake.
Vinnies' National Council CEO Dr John Falzon also criticised the Government's approach to boat turnbacks.
"The boats haven't stopped — they've just been turned away to other dangers," he said.
Speaking on behalf of the Prime Minister at another United Nations leaders' session, Mr Dutton also defended Australia's policies.
"Australia's recent history has seen extraordinary challenges to our sovereignty," he said.
"The way in which we've responded to these challenges has been critical to maintaining the confidence of Australians in our migration policy and practices.
"These policies and practices were not developed from a basis of fear, how could they be when one in four Australian residents born overseas and close to half of the population with at least one parent born elsewhere."
The comments coincide with news that another major service provider will not retender for a new contract at the Nauruan regional processing centre.
Connect Settlement Services, which provides welfare services to refugees and asylum seekers, has confirmed 100 staff will leave Nauru in December.
The company has declined to comment further on the decision, which comes less than a month after security service provider Wilson Security announced it would not seek a new contract after its current one ends in October 2017.
Mr Turnbull used his speech to also defend the benefits of creating multicultural societies through migration.
"Diversity is an investment against marginalisation and extremism, it helps our community unite, rather than be divided," he said.
"At a time when global concern around immigration and border control is rising, the need to build community support for migration has never been clearer.
"Australia's experience bears this out."
Discussions on the migrant crisis will continue tomorrow in New York at a follow up summit convened by US President Barack Obama, where dozens of countries are expected to make pledges to significantly increase their humanitarian aid spending.
I only posted this OLD article here because the DISHONEST MSM hasn't revealed that this entire AUSTRALIA IMMIGRANT FIASCO (2000 refugees) STARTED in September, 2016, (which I happened to remember).
Obama was "present" so he knew all about it, too.
Muslims can’t live peacefully with Muslims and they think bringing them to Christian countries they get cuddly
Too funny. Australia Herald Andrew Bolt outlines “the leaker” of the phone call between Australian Prime Minster Malcolm Turnbull and U.S. President Trump came from down under – Turnbull leaked it. Malcolm Turnbull tried to play a game of dirty politics with terrible results.
OSB was established on 18 September 2013 and has successfully reduced the number of illegal maritime ventures to Australia and prevented loss of life at sea.
Australia remains committed to ending the criminal activity of people smuggling. Anyone who tries to come to Australia by boat without a visa will be turned back to their country of departure. . .
McCain undermined Trump and called Trumbull. http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/02/donald-trump-australia-call-john-mccain
He’s a total Manchurian @sswipe.
These refugees that they want us to take, why havent they let them into Australia, that bastion of freedom, diversity and compassion?
Wtd, good find!!!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3520701/posts?page=3#3
Turnbull was the leaker!!!
Gonna post your link to the Weekly Dose thread...
There is a freeper (naturalman1975) who has commented on threads about this who lives in Australia.
He says they will not take refugees that try to come illegally. They allow people to come in legally.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3518746/posts?page=4#4
Excerpt:
Australia does take refugees - but we take them out of camps overseas after they’ve applied for asylum and been processed, or in some cases if they enter Australia on a legal visa of some sort, and then claim asylum and are found to have a genuine case.
But you cannot attempt to come here illegally, and ever hope to live here. If you’re a genuine refugee - do it legally, do it properly.
What ever you do Trump— Do not take this Australian problems.”WE HAVE ENOUGH PROBLEMS”!! Tell them to go to hell. Obama can go with them!!
Why is Trump letting himself be played on this? Cancel the disgusting Obama “deal.” Just do it. WTF? Is Pence and the globalist GOPe pressuring him on this? REJECT NOW1
McCain is to Trump what Ted Kennedy was to Reagan.
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