Please view this week's interesting reading:
"Australia Bypasses Jakarta, Builds Ties with Military," By Lauren Gumbs, February 2014. Abbott is sending boats back to Indonesia. Indonesia has said it will not receive these boats. So how is this working? By the grace of the military.
"The Cost of Getting out of Trouble Overseas," By Ross B. Taylor, February 2014. As increasing numbers of Australians venture overseas, consular services are being used more than ever despite cuts to staffing and budgets.
"Abbott Riding High on Boats and Jakarta is Onboard," By Greg Sheridan, February 2014. Sheridan calls it a success and thanks Indonesia for its unwitting assistance.
"Cones of Silence: Australia, Indonesia and Refugees," By Binoy Kampmark, February 2014. Still worried about the secrecy surrounding operation sovereign borders. Our elected leaders say we don't have a right to know about the rights of asylum seekers.
And other things:
Berita Satu seems to have the most news on the asylum seeker issues between Australia and Indonesia. Here they report that the Indonesian government asks Australia to look in the mirror and remember its commitment to the 1951 Refugee Convention to which it is a signatory.
Last week wrote that the Bali Governor rejected a big tobacco fair. The unscrupulous German organisers have apparently still gone ahead and got themselves a police permit.
Government RI commits RP37.2 miliar to protect 1.2 million overseas workers. It has said it wants the industry closed down by 2017, but realistically millions of domestic workers would be left without adequate employment opportunities. Better to improve support and legal access.
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