Sydney Morning Herald logo Sydney Morning Herald 1 month ago

NZ snubs Rudd on asylum seekers

NEW ZEALAND has rejected an approach from the Rudd Government to take any of the 78 asylum seekers refusing to leave a customs ship moored off Indonesia. Full Article at Sydney Morning Herald

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  1. Jonathan Coleman
  2. Helen Clark
  3. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

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Related Quotes

  1. The New Zealand Government does not believe that an ad hoc approach to dealing with individual cases like the Oceanic Viking will send the right message
    View articles, topics, and photos related to this quote – Jonathan Coleman SOURCE: Sydney Morning Herald 1 month ago
  2. We're wary of rewarding actions that seek to jump the queue for entry to New Zealand
    View articles, topics, and photos related to this quote – Jonathan Coleman SOURCE: The Age 1 month ago
  3. The New Zealand Government does not believe that an ad hoc approach to dealing with individual cases like the Oceanic Viking will send the right message
    View articles, topics, and photos related to this quote – Jonathan Coleman SOURCE: The Age 1 month ago
  4. We regard that very much as an administrative matter
    Stephen Smith – Stephen Smith SOURCE: ABC Online 1 month ago
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