LNP Liberal National Party – Tony Abbott Jane Prentice (Ryan). A LNP government will secure our borders and stamp out people smuggling by:
[ol]Reintroducing offshore processing in another coutnry for illegal boat arrivals
Denying permanent residency for all illegal arrivals by reintroducing a temporary protection visa and requiring those who receive benefits to make a contribution through a ‘work for benefits’ scheme
Presmuming asylum seekers are not refugees if it is believed they have disposed of their identity documents
Turning back the boats where circumstances allow
Maintaining a fair and generous refugee program for genuine refugees who come to Australia legitimately[/ol]
ALP Australian Labor Party – Julia Gillard Steven Miles (Ryan) Fiona McNamara (Dickson) – “Ensuring a sustainable Australia with tighter control of our borders and record investments in solar and other renewable energy.”
[url=http://greens.org.au/policies/care-for-people/immigration-and-refugees]
The Greens on immigration and refugees[/url]
[url=http://greens.org.au/policies/care-for-people/multiculturalism]The Greens on multiculturalism[/url]
[url=http://www.socialist-alliance.org/page.php?page=220]Socialist Alliance on The Hijab[/url]
[url=http://www.socialist-alliance.org/page.php?page=205]Socialist Alliance on refugees[/url]
o Australia First Party: Is putting out leaflets reported in The Weekend Australian as extreme hate-propaganda about refugees from Africa www.electionleaflets.org.au
The Weekend Australian 7-8 August 2010 (Inquirer page 5) “Too laid-back about immigration: culturally incompatible Muslims could threaten Australian society and values” by Ayaan Hirsi Ali raises a lot of issues about who ‘boat people’ are (Muslims) and what the cultural differences mean for Australia.
o Liberal candidate David Barker lost pre-selection after comments on Facebook accusing Labor of bringing the nation ‘closer to the hands of a Muslim country’.
o Getup! (online campaigning organisation) is making Refugees one of its 3 campaign issues.
rogram for refugees who come to Australia legitimately.