The Wire

Today was meant to be the day Australia and Indonesia agreed on what to do with the Sri Lankan asylum seekers. But it seems the waiting game continues… with the asylum seekers refusing to leave the ship while the Australian Government stands firm on denying them asylum in Australia. Former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser is no stranger to the problem of ‘boat people’ but he dealt with the flood of Indochinese refugees in the 70’s in a very different way. He says he’s sure the asylum seekers will eventually end up in Australia and the sooner that happens the less damaging publicity the government will need to deal with.