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On Australia Day I received this email from one of my 'city cousins':
"Hope that you spent a pleasant Australia Day. Unfortunately no matter where you go now, well certainly in Sydney, there is the yobbo and ethnic factor to consider and no matter how it is glossed over, the latter is a very big problem. I do not know what it is like down in your peaceful area, but up here most Councils either actively discourage, or ban entirely, the flying of the Australian flag. Other flags are presumably sanctioned. One of my clients was stopped by Police as he was about to enter Lakemba on business, and told in no uncertain manner that if he did not remove the Australian flags that he had on his car, he would be charged with Ethnic Provocation. This is a business person but apparently Lakemba, like many other suburbs, are now a virtual no-go area. Great stuff! I think that we have lost this country and like Britain, it will not be long before we see Sharia Law proclaimed in these areas, as already very strong representation has been made for its intoduction. If the politicians think that there is votes in it, the result is foregone."
Is this the country I emigrated to in 1965? Is there anybody left with any common sense?
Cory Bernardi, Senator for South Australia, seems to be a lonely voice in the politically-correct wilderness when he writes on his website that it is "Time to stop the people smugglers" as follows:
"...recent media reports have shed a great deal of light on the plight of the Afghan economic refugee.
In many cases, their plan starts in Kabul with the purchase of a range of fake documents to enable them to ‘have a good story’. These documents include warning letters and death threats from the Taliban, which are promised as keys to a new life in the west.
For the princely sum (even by Australian standards) of $11,500, a one way trip to Australia is then arranged. This begins with a flight to Malaysia, a quick trip across Indonesia's porous borders and ultimately, a leaky boat to Australia.
Incredibly, somewhere along this route any legitimate travel and identification documents are lost, leaving little chance of confirming the identity or history of some of the new arrivals.
The advice to the would-be new Australian colonisers is to “have a good story”.
Of the Australian authorities, the experienced hands strategically advise “they will know you are lying, but as long as you say the same thing whatever they ask you, you will be fine.”
The entire process is disheartening to anyone that believes our welcoming nation and accepting nature are being taken advantage of. It is also an insult to the hard-working men and women who ultimately bear the cost of supporting these wealthy Afghans.
Surveys show that 85 per cent of accepted refugees live on Centrelink benefits for the first five years. They often receive priority services, some of which are not readily available to Australian citizens who are currently doing it tough.
Something has to be done to stop this obscene rort that one can only surmise is endorsed by some of our elected political representatives. Their refusal to re-enact legislation that has previously stopped the boats, stopped the deaths and stopped the abuse of our humanitarian program is an indictment on all of those involved.
Of course, we should maintain our very generous humanitarian refugee intake but in the enduring words of former Prime Minister John Howard, “we will determine who comes to this country and the circumstances in which they come”.
To do anything less is to sell out Australia’s national interest."
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