www.ntnews.com.au Saturday, July 20, 2013. NT NEWS. 9 PUB: NT NE- WS- DA TE: 20-J GE: 9 C LO- R: C M Y K DARWIN CITY BRASS BAND presents LOOKING FORWARD, LOOKING BACK Saturday 20 July, 6.30pm, FREE Don’t miss a free community concert under the stars as the Darwin City Brass Band presents Looking Forward Looking Back on the lawns. Be taken on a musical journey through the ages from Louis Armstrong to Abba, John Lennon to Whitney Houston and Michael Bublé to Adele. Bring a picnic rug or chair for seating. No alcohol or glass. For more events visit www.waterfront.nt.gov.au. t. 8999 5155 | e. [email protected] | www.waterfront.nt.gov.au Paid parking applies 7 days a week. Park 2 hours FREE at the Kitchener Drive multi-storey carpark or $2 for 3hrs and $4 for 4hrs. P DARWIN WATERFRONT FREE CONCERT TONIGHT Do you know an educator and/or a service in early childhood or outside school hours education who deserves recognition? Northern Territory Excellence in Education and Care Awards The Northern Territory Excellence in Education and Care Awards have been established to give recognition to educators and services in early childhood and outside school hours education and care who are innovative in their approach and who exhibit an outstanding commitment to delivering a high quality service for children and their families. Nominations are now open for the following categories: t&NFSHJOH1SPGFTTJPOBM&EVDBUPS t&YDFMMFODFJO-FBEFSTIJQ t4FSWJDF&YDFMMFODF t&YDFMMFODFJO$PNNVOJUZ&OHBHFNFOU t&YDFMMFODFJO4VTUBJOBCMF1SBDUJDF Nominations close on Thursday 1st August 2013. 8JOOFSTXJMMCFBOOPVODFEBUBDFSFNPOZPO8FEOFTEBZ4FQUFNCFS For more information, please download the nomination packs from www.childaustralia.org.au ntnews.com.au l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l NEWS Rudd’s bid to close border By GEMMA JONES PAPUA New Guinea has been given a blank cheque by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to resettle all asylum seekers who arrive in Aust- ralia by boat, in a dramatic bid to solve the border pro- tection crisis. In return, Australian tax- payers will half fund uni- versity reforms in the Pa- cific country, the redevelopment of a hospital in Lae and its ongoing costs, and law and order initiat- ives as well as all resettle- ment costs for refugees. The sweeteners are ex- pected to cost billions but the camp at Manus Island is a boatload away from being full with the Defence Force to be scrambled to the re- mote island next week to boost capacity. Mr Rudd said his policy — which critics said was a ‘‘rush to the right’’ — would be expensive but he was un- able to put a price on the aid and asylum resettlement packages. But he said ‘‘that’s what friends are for’’ and added the policy would be ‘‘budget neutral’’. Opposition Leader Tony Abbott welcomed the idea but said he didn’t ‘‘trust this Prime Minister and this gov- ernment to make it work’’. PNG has a poor record on violence against women and Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs has current warnings for travellers of ‘‘high levels of serious crime’’ and warning large crowds ‘‘may turn violent’’. ‘‘From now on, any asylum seeker who arrives in Aust- ralia by boat will have no chance of being settled in Australia as refugees,’’ Mr Rudd said. ‘‘Asylum seekers taken to Christmas Island will be sent to Manus and elsewhere in PNG for as- sessment of their refugee status, if they are found to be genuine refugees they will be resettled in PNG.’’ Nauru riots P19 PM’s boats plan won’t stop them Iranian asylum seekers Ahmad Fazeli, with his wife Elham and daughters Farah, 13, and Fataneh, 10, at their temporary home at Cisarua, in Indonesia’s West Java province. He says Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s hardline plan to force all boat arrivals to Papua New Guinea for processing and resettlement will not stop people from getting on boats Picture: ARDILES RANTE By PAUL TOOHEY in Cisarua, West Java PNG SOLUTION THE DEAL: ■ FROM now, anyone who arrives in Australia by boat will not be able to be settle in Australia. ■ AFTER health checks on Christmas Island they will be transferred for assessment of their claim for refugee status to Manus Island in PNG. ■ IF THEY are found to be genuine they will be resettled in PNG. LATEST FIGURES FOR BOAT ARRIVALS ■ ARRIVALS since Labor took office in 2007 passed 48,000 yesterday ■ THIS month there have been 2553 arrivals ■ IN 2013, 16080 asylum seekers have arrived on 224 boats ASYLUM seekers massing in west Java have been left reel- ing by Kevin Rudd’s radical plan to stop the boats, but some say it will not prevent them risking their lives as they rush to reach Australia before the coming election. Ali Reza Bahrami, 24, an Af- ghan Hazara, has waited two years to enter Australia by legal methods, but has given up. He said he had decided to go with the smugglers. Mr Bahrami was deeply disturbed by the Prime Min- ister’s unprecedented hard line announcement that no new asylum seeker will win resettlement to Australia and will be sent to live in Papua New Guinea if found to be refugees. But he still wanted to take a chance. ‘‘It scares me to go to Manus and PNG,’’ Mr Bahrami said, ‘‘but I still want to go by boat. Even if Kevin Rudd sends everybody back, I will go. ‘‘I have many friends in Australia who will help me. Even my girlfriend is there, in Brisbane.’’ But Mr Bahrami admitted the full impact of the Rudd announcement was yet to sink in in the district of Puncak, Indonesia’s biggest gathering place for Australia- bound asylum seekers. Mr Bahrami is one of 5000 asylum seekers living in the mountain resort area. He and his mother, Soghra Ahmadi, say they see new faces are turning up in the area every day, just as familiar faces are disappearing every night to make the boat journeys. They were neighbours to the small boy who drowned at sea off Christmas Island last week, as was the Iranian fam- ily of Mohammad Golchin. Last week, Mr Golchin learned he had not been ac- cepted by the UNHCR in In- donesia as a genuine refugee. As Mr Rudd’s news began to sweep the area, he said he had no choice but to put his family on a boat. ‘‘If we are forced to take such action, we will take the boats,’’ Mr Golchin said. They were speaking through a friend, Ahmad Fazeli, 51, who said no matter what Mr Rudd said, people had lost patience waiting for resettlement through the UNHCR and were ‘‘paranoid’’ that time was running out ahead of the federal election. Mr Fazeli said there would be doubt about the strength of Mr Rudd’s intent, and people really feared the possibility Tony Abbott would become the next prime minister. Mr Fazeli paid $18,000 to take a boat in late 2011 that crashed off west Java and al- most cost his eldest daughter Farah, now 13, her life. He says he no longer has the money to make the jour- ney and is too scared after the horrific experience. ‘‘This announcement will not stop people,’’ he said. ‘‘They’ve no choice but to go.’’ Only escape is cruel sea P26
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DARWIN CITY BRASS BAND presents LOOKING FORWARD, LOOKING BACK Saturday 20 July, 6.30pm, FREE Don’t miss a free community concert under the stars as the Darwin City Brass Band presents Looking Forward Looking Back on the lawns. Be taken on a musical journey through the ages from Louis Armstrong to Abba, John Lennon to Whitney Houston and Michael Bublé to Adele. Bring a picnic rug or chair for seating. No alcohol or glass. For more events visit www.waterfront.nt.gov.au.
t. 8999 5155 | e. [email protected] | www.waterfront.nt.gov.au
Paid parking applies 7 days a week. Park 2 hours FREE at the Kitchener Drive multi-storey carpark or $2 for 3hrs and $4 for 4hrs.
P
DARWIN WATERFRONT
FREE CONCERT TONIGHT
Do you know an educator and/or a service in early childhood or outside school hours education who deserves recognition?
Northern TerritoryExcellence in Education and Care Awards
The Northern Territory Excellence in Education and Care Awards have been established to
give recognition to educators and services in early childhood and outside school hours education and care who are innovative in their approach and who exhibit an outstanding commitment to delivering a high quality service for children and their families.
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Rudd’sbid tocloseborderBy GEMMA JONES
PAPUA New Guinea hasbeen given a blank chequeby Prime Minister KevinRudd to resettle all asylumseekers who arrive in Aust-ralia by boat, in a dramaticbid to solve the border pro-tection crisis.
In return, Australian tax-payers will half fund uni-versity reforms in the Pa-cific country, theredevelopment of a hospitalin Lae and its ongoing costs,and law and order initiat-ives as well as all resettle-ment costs for refugees.
The sweeteners are ex-pected to cost billions butthe camp at Manus Island isa boatload away from beingfull with the Defence Forceto be scrambled to the re-mote island next week toboost capacity.
Mr Rudd said his policy —which critics said was a‘‘rush to the right’’ — wouldbe expensive but he was un-able to put a price on the aidand asylum resettlementpackages. But he said‘‘that’s what friends are for’’and added the policy wouldbe ‘‘budget neutral’’.
Opposition Leader TonyAbbott welcomed the ideabut said he didn’t ‘‘trust thisPrime Minister and this gov-ernment to make it work’’.
PNG has a poor record onviolence against women andAustralia’s Department ofForeign Affairs has currentwarnings for travellers of‘‘high levels of seriouscrime’’ and warning largecrowds ‘‘may turn violent’’.‘‘From now on, any asylumseeker who arrives in Aust-ralia by boat will have nochance of being settled inAustralia as refugees,’’ MrRudd said. ‘‘Asylum seekerstaken to Christmas Islandwill be sent to Manus andelsewhere in PNG for as-sessment of their refugeestatus, if they are found tobe genuine refugees theywill be resettled in PNG.’’
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PM’s boats planwon’t stop them
Iranian asylum seekers Ahmad Fazeli, with his wife Elham and daughters Farah, 13, andFataneh, 10, at their temporary home at Cisarua, in Indonesia’s West Java province. He saysPrime Minister Kevin Rudd’s hardline plan to force all boat arrivals to Papua New Guinea forprocessing and resettlement will not stop people from getting on boats Picture: ARDILES RANTE
By PAUL TOOHEY
in Cisarua, West Java PNG SOLUTION
THEDEAL:n FROM now, anyonewhoarrives in Australia by boatwill not be able to be settlein Australia.n AFTER health checks onChristmas Island theywill betransferred for assessmentof their claim for refugeestatus to Manus Islandin PNG.n IF THEY are found to begenuine theywill beresettled in PNG.LATEST FIGURES FORBOATARRIVALSn ARRIVALS since Labortook office in 2007 passed48,000 yesterdayn THISmonth there havebeen 2553 arrivalsn IN 2013, 16080 asylumseekers have arrived on224 boats
ASYLUM seekers massing inwest Java have been left reel-ing by Kevin Rudd’s radicalplan to stop the boats, butsome say it will not preventthem risking their lives asthey rush to reach Australiabefore the coming election.
Ali Reza Bahrami, 24, an Af-ghan Hazara, has waited twoyears to enter Australia bylegal methods, but has givenup. He said he had decided togo with the smugglers.
Mr Bahrami was deeplydisturbed by the Prime Min-ister’s unprecedented hardline announcement that nonew asylum seeker will winresettlement to Australia andwill be sent to live in PapuaNew Guinea if found to berefugees. But he still wantedto take a chance.
‘‘It scares me to go to Manusand PNG,’’ Mr Bahrami said,‘‘but I still want to go by boat.Even if Kevin Rudd sendseverybody back, I will go.
‘‘I have many friends inAustralia who will help me.Even my girlfriend is there,in Brisbane.’’
But Mr Bahrami admittedthe full impact of the Ruddannouncement was yet tosink in in the district ofPuncak, Indonesia’s biggestgathering place for Australia-bound asylum seekers.
Mr Bahrami is one of 5000asylum seekers living in themountain resort area. He andhis mother, Soghra Ahmadi,say they see new faces areturning up in the area everyday, just as familiar faces aredisappearing every night tomake the boat journeys.
They were neighbours tothe small boy who drowned atsea off Christmas Island lastweek, as was the Iranian fam-ily of Mohammad Golchin.
Last week, Mr Golchinlearned he had not been ac-cepted by the UNHCR in In-donesia as a genuine refugee.As Mr Rudd’s news began to
sweep the area, he said hehad no choice but to put hisfamily on a boat.
‘‘If we are forced to takesuch action, we will take theboats,’’ Mr Golchin said.
They were speakingthrough a friend, AhmadFazeli, 51, who said no matterwhat Mr Rudd said, peoplehad lost patience waiting forresettlement through theUNHCR and were ‘‘paranoid’’that time was running outahead of the federal election.
Mr Fazeli said there wouldbe doubt about the strength ofMr Rudd’s intent, and peoplereally feared the possibilityTony Abbott would becomethe next prime minister.
Mr Fazeli paid $18,000 totake a boat in late 2011 thatcrashed off west Java and al-most cost his eldest daughterFarah, now 13, her life.
He says he no longer hasthe money to make the jour-ney and is too scared after thehorrific experience.
‘‘This announcement willnot stop people,’’ he said.‘‘They’ve no choice but to go.’’
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