http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/shane-prince/ Shane is a Sydney barriser with State Chambers, practising in the areas of commercial and equity, constitutional and administrative, and employment and industrial law. He is co-convenor of Labor for Refugees (NSW). en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/asylum-seekers-time-for-the-australian-solution/ We have had the ‘Pacific Solution’, the Christmas Island solution, and now the Indonesian solution - it’s time for an Australian solution to the problem of asylum seekers making the desperate and dangerous voyage to seek the protection of our country. Reasonable people would agree that - those who cynically exploit desperate asylum seekers for profits should be stopped; it is appalling to see women and children making dangerous voyages and putting their lives at risk; people fleeing persecution will give everything they have to get their families to safety; there should be an orderly and fair refugee assessment system and Australia must honour its international obligations. The core problem is that those who embark on boats are desperate. Between 85 per cent and 98 per cent of people arriving by boat are ultimately accepted by Immigration to have legitimate refugee claims. That is, they have fled from serious harm in their home countries for reasons covered by the Refugee Convention. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Shane Prince) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/asylum-seekers-time-for-the-australian-solution/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/asylum-seekers-time-for-the-australian-solution/#item1662 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:30:40 +0000 Shane Prince | Author bios | The Punch