Originally Posted by
C441
Nor is the suggestion that there are thousands of appropriately trained military staff just sitting around waiting to be deployed to Scherger or Curtin or the unoccupied military base of your choice.
I don't think that there was any suggestion that military personnel had to be deployed to Curtin, only that the facility could be used because;
- 10,000 ft runway
- reasonably secure in that location would deter absconders
- the facility previously operated as Curtin Immigration Reception and Processing Centre
- the base was supposed to get a $100m ++ upgrade in the last few years
- if you're going to spend that sort of money then you may as well use it for something