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Joe Kelly- The Australian- July 06, 2010
JULIA Gillard has held talks with East Timor's leader to establish a regional processing centre for asylum-seekers on Australia's doorstep.
The Prime Minister revealed today she has also spoken to New Zealand Prime Minister John Key and the UNHCR about a regional centre.
Ms Gillard said she would not oversee a return to the Pacific Solution and warned there was no quick fix to the problem of deterring asylum-seekers.
She said the move would ensure asylum-seekers would be subject to a consistent fair assessment process.
“It would be to ensure that arriving by boat does not give anybody an advantage in the likelihood that they would end up settling in Australia or other countries in the region,” she said.
Jose Ramos-Horta had welcomed the conversation about the possibility of establishing a centre in East Timor, Ms Gillard said during a speech in Sydney outling how her government would stem the flow of arrivals.
“And I look forward to the consultation and dialogue on developing this initiative into a proposal,” she said.
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Joe Kelly- The Australian- July 06, 2010
JULIA Gillard has held talks with East Timor's leader to establish a regional processing centre for asylum-seekers on Australia's doorstep.
The Prime Minister revealed today she has also spoken to New Zealand Prime Minister John Key and the UNHCR about a regional centre.
Ms Gillard said she would not oversee a return to the Pacific Solution and warned there was no quick fix to the problem of deterring asylum-seekers.
She said the move would ensure asylum-seekers would be subject to a consistent fair assessment process.
“It would be to ensure that arriving by boat does not give anybody an advantage in the likelihood that they would end up settling in Australia or other countries in the region,” she said.
Jose Ramos-Horta had welcomed the conversation about the possibility of establishing a centre in East Timor, Ms Gillard said during a speech in Sydney outling how her government would stem the flow of arrivals.
“And I look forward to the consultation and dialogue on developing this initiative into a proposal,” she said.
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