FED:Onshore processing receives public backing

AAP General News (Australia)
08-16-2011
FED:Onshore processing receives public backing

A new poll shows more than half the population wants asylum seekers to have their claims
processed in Australia, in direct contrast with Labor Party and Coalition policy, which
advocates processing in a third country.

The Fairfax/Nielsen poll of 14-hundred people shows 53 per cent of people prefer onshore
processing, compared to 28 per cent who want refugees processed in another country.

Of the 53 per cent, 55 per cent say those processed in Australia should be held in
detention, while 41 per cent say refugees should be able to live in the community while
their claims are assessed.

The federal government has already signed a deal to send 800 asylum seekers to Malaysia,
but the deal is on hold while it's under High Court challenge by refugee advocate lawyer
DAVID MANNE.

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KEYWORD: BOAT POLL (SYDNEY)

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