Asylum seekers
Curtin Detention Centre closing
The government intends to close Curtin Detention Centre in mid 2015.
It is one of five onshore detention centres being shut down as a cost-cutting measure.
Derby: Detention centre could close
The ABC says Derby is bracing itself for the loss of the Curtin Detention Centre.
The new Federal Government is reviewing all of its mainland detention centres, which means Curtin could close again.
A Chamber of Commerce representative said much of the town’s economy was “geared” towards servicing the centre.
Shane Van Styn on border protection
Nationals candidate made his position on asylum seekers very clear.
“Operation Sovereign Borders is a joint Liberal-National Coalition Policy which will be supported by Shane Van Styn should he be elected on September 7,” Mr Van Styn said.
He was commenting on television ads claiming the Nationals did not support the Liberals’ offshore processing policy.
You can read his statement here:
Shane Van Styn on asylum seekers
Nationals candidate Shane Van Styn says he support the coalition’s offshore processing policy for asylum seekers.
He said the Liberal Party had been running ads claiming The National Party did not support offshore processing.
“It is deliberately misleading, but not at all surprising given the way the major parties campaign,” he said.
You can read his statement here:
Melissa Price on asylum seekers
Liberals candidate Melissa Price says the Federal Labor government has seen 50,000 asylum seekers arrive by boat.
“This is a terrible milestone,” Ms Price said.
You can read her statement here:
Dampier Peninsula: Asylum seeker boat stopped
Authorities stopped a boat full of asylum seekers, most of whom are thought to be Vietnamese.
The boat was intercepted just 28 nautical miles from Dampier Peninsula and about 50 kilometres north of Broome.
The 84 asylum seekers have been transferred to Curtin Detention Centre.
Barry Haase on people smugglers
Local member Barry Haase says people smugglers are one step ahead of the government.
Barry Haase MHR
“The Government’s refusal to set up family processing facilities on Nauru in the first instance as suggested by the Liberal Party, preferring Manus Island where conditions and arrangements were completely unacceptable has left the policy stranded and provides people smugglers with a dangerous new incentive to put families and kids on boats,” Mr Haase says.
“The people smugglers now know that the easiest way around the Pacific Solution is to put a whole family on the boat, children with parents who are willing to risk drowning a child for the sake of a foot in Australia.”
You can read his column here:
Derby: Plan to release asylum seeker families
The government plans to release asylum seeker families into the community after several months’ detention at Curtin.
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