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MALCOLM TURNBULL
February  12,  2011

We need to bring some sense to the asylum debate, and

I ll be talking to my parliamentary colleagues about new
approaches to dealing with the limited number of boat
Millions of people around the world have no choice but arrivals to Australia.
to flee their homeland to escape persecution and con-
flict. Refugees seek asylum in other countries so they
can rebuild their lives, but they are often unable to
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WAYNE SWANN
February  10,  2011
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This government is committed to human rights, and our
obligations under the UN Charter to protect these rights.
Tony Abbot We stand by the Refugee Convention, as we always have,
If elected in 2013, we will guarantee
127 in providing a fair go for asylum seekers.
we will end mandatory detention...

Andrew Wilkie
I m looking to both sides of politics for a
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Craig Kelly
If this crisis teaches us anything, it s the
67 level of hardships these people endure...
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Kate Ellis CHRIS BOWEN
In this debate we need to consider not just February  5,  2011
24 our security, but also our humanity.

Malcolm Turnbull
We need to bring some sense to the
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@amy_linden "I think the time has come for a new approach to asylum-
I can t believe this tragedy. #asylumseekers seeker policies. Australians are a generous ...
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@jamesparker Submitted  by  ivote_aus

Did you know there are 41M refugees in the
world, that s twenty times as many as when we
wrote the convention.
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@grant642 TONY WINDSOR
RT @malcolm_turnbull Just gave a speech to February  2,  2011
the human rights assocation on Australia s
refugee policy. Tea was nice.
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"There are far more pressing issues for Australians than

worrying about a tiny amount of refugee boat arrivals. I'll
be talking to the Prime Minister about this and other issues
when we next meet".

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Federal Member for McMahon

Minister for Immigration
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CHRIS BOWEN on  aid
February  12,  2011

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I m a long standing supporter of the MDG s, and I think it s
GOOD  CALLS high time we valued our commitment to more and better
aid.

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I think the time has come for a new

approach to policy for the NT.. GOOD  CALL 4
12 CHRIS BOWEN on  refugees
February  10,  2011
This government is committed to human
rights, and our obligations under the UN.. This government is committed to human rights, and our
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obligations under the UN Charter to protect these rights.
We stand by the Refugee Convention, as we always have,
If this crisis teaches us anything, it s the
level of hardships these people endure...
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CHRIS BOWEN on  indigenous  justice
February  5,  2011

"I think the time has come for a new approach to policy for
the Northern Territory...

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CHRIS BOWEN on  refugees
February  2,  2011

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"There are far more pressing issues for Australians than

worrying about a tiny amount of refugee boat arrivals. I'll
be talking to the Prime Minister about this and other issues
when we next meet".

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CHRIS BOWEN on  refugees
February  10,  2011
Federal Member for McMahon
“Proin  rutrum,  massa  sit  amet  vestibulum  dapibus,  sapien  
Minister for Immigration
risus  pharetra  mi,  vitae  lacinia  est  dui  ut  lacus.  Ut  faucibus  
http://www.chrisbowen.net/
purus  sit  amet  velit  lobortis  adipiscing  euismod  ipsum  
Twitter: @Bowenchris
elementum.  Curabitur  leo  enim,  dignissim  a  tempus  eu,  

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consectetur  sit  amet  leo.
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This  government  is  committed  to  human  rights,  and  
our  obligations  under  the  UN  Charter  to  protect  these  
rights.  We  stand  by  the  Refugee  Convention,  as  we  
always  have,  in  providing  a  fair  go  for  asylum  seekers
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Sed  cursus  accumsan  arcu,  sed  consequat  tellus  semper  
sit  amet.  Donec  consectetur  mi  eu  mauris  lacinia  ac  
I think the time has come for a new malesuada  neque  pharetra.  Maecenas  luctus  erat  a  lectus  
approach to policy for the NT.. molestie  nec  porta  elit  dignissim.  Donec  et  nisl  non  enim  
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tempor  adipiscing  vitae  ac  metus.  Integer  consequat  sus-­
cipit  ipsum  at  semper.  Ut  aliquet  nulla  at  ante  tempor  vitae  
This government is committed to human
rights, and our obligations under the UN.. sollicitudin  libero  volutpat.  In  sollicitudin  velit  vel  mauris  
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viverra  non  faucibus  erat  imperdiet.  Maecenas  euismod  
accumsan  condimentum.  Australian  law  at  the  moment  
If this crisis teaches us anything, it s the
is  insufficient  to  protect  their  legal  rights  under  the  
level of hardships these people endure...
2 convention.  Nunc  eget  eros  accumsan  velit  faucibus  fau-­
cibus.  Quisque  laoreet  dapibus  massa  a  vestibulum.  Morbi  
nisi  neque,  ultricies  at  cursus  et,  eleifend  in  ante.

Ut  magna  risus,  placerat  at  interdum  ut,  elementum  nec  

mauris.  Ut  ac  metus  elit.  Maecenas  varius  sem  vel  nibh  
mollis  et  sagittis  velit  tristique.  Pellentesque  vel  erat  arcu,  
sed  condimentum  enim.  Curabitur  convallis  leo  id  metus  
placerat  semper.  Morbi  volutpat  varius  lacus  vel  viverra.  
Pellentesque  gravida,  eros  sit  amet  vestibulum  hendrerit,  
nisl  sapien  euismod  lacus,  sed  interdum  metus  turpis  sed  
enim.  Proin  quam  orci,  pharetra  in  laoreet  a,  lacinia  eu  
tortor.  Sed  porta,  ante  in  fermentum  vehicula,  nisi  ipsum  
congue  purus,  at  egestas  ipsum  quam  eget  risus.  Vivamus  
non  quam  ante.

Fusce  lobortis,  est  a  dictum  tristique,  elit  est  consequat  

metus,  non  iaculis  ligula  elit  vel  nibh.  Etiam  sagittis  lacus  ut  
ipsum  consequat  placerat  eu  in  lacus.  Proin  sit  amet  sem  
ut  quam  vestibulum  venenatis.  Sed  molestie  semper  dolor,  
at  dapibus  sapien  elementum  et.  Nunc  nulla  arcu,  semper  
vitae  sollicitudin  ut,  aliquam  vitae  urna.  Etiam  sodales,  
mauris  ut  commodo  fermentum,  sem  nisi  blandit  nisi,  eu  
viverra  erat  ante  nec  ipsum

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