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January 3rd, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda 
A boat carrying asylum-seekers off the northern coast of Australia. Picture: Supplied
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TWO boatloads of asylum seekers arrived within the first two days of 2012, as Government discussions to reinstate offshore processing remain locked in a stalemate.
The boats, carrying 51 asylum seekers, were intercepted in Australian waters on Monday with one being picked up after a tip-off from an offshore oil and gas operator.
It comes as Indonesia prepares to relax visa restrictions for three major source countries for asylum seekers – Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
The move could see more asylum seekers flow through to Australia, as pressure mounts on the Government to change its border protection policy.
The Government and Opposition have failed to reach a deal on border protection despite renewed attempts following the December 17 tragedy when about 200 asylum seekers were killed when their boat sank off the Indonesian coast.
The policy impasse remained yesterday, 11 days after Immigration Minister Chris Bowen and Foreign Affairs Minister Kevin Rudd met their shadow counterparts Scott Morrison and Julie Bishop in an attempt to reach an agreement over offshore processing.
Three boats have arrived since the talks.
The Opposition yesterday seized on the latest arrivals to take a swing at the Government, saying it was “business as usual” for people smugglers.
Acting Opposition immigration spokesman Michael Keenan called on Labor to reinstate offshore processing and temporary protection visas.
“Abolishing offshore processing, scraping temporary protection visas and refusing to implement their policy of turning boats around has reinvigorated people smuggling and resulted in a policy catastrophe for Australia,” Mr Keenan said.
The Gillard Government has ruled out reinstating temporary protection visas, but will reconsider its previous rejection of offshore processing on Nauru.
But, Labor also wants the Opposition to support its Malaysia solution where 800 asylum seekers will be sent to Kuala Lumpur in exchange for 4000 genuine refugees.
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