Who was it who said on this or the other thread "What's the bet not one will ever be deported to Malaysia."?
Labor's Malaysia Solution all at sea as High Court action stops deportations | The Australian
REFUGEE advocates last night struck a heavy blow against the Gillard government's Malaysia Solution, with Melbourne lawyer David Manne winning a High Court injunction to prevent the deportation of more than 100 asylum-seekers scheduled to begin today.
With the Australian Federal Police pooling their numbers on Christmas Island ahead of the deportations, High Court judge Ken Hayne granted an interim order preventing their removal from Australia.
Mr Manne's last-minute bid came as authorities hoped to fly 15 to 16 single men to Malaysia today and came just hours after authorities intercepted another boatload of asylum-seekers - the second to arrive since the government finalised its deal with Malaysia last Monday. At least four unaccompanied children were on the boat, in what will be the latest test of the Gillard government's promise that "no blanket exemptions" will apply to its policy.
"15 to 16" single men? On an A320??? Good to see someone in aviation is profiting from this sorry mess. I suppose all the other seats would have been taken up by the hundred plus Federal Policemen it would have taken to keep the "15 or 16" under control before and during the flight.
Someone has said it before me, but it's worth repeating - all the so-called "Malaysia solution" will achieve is Australia receiving 4800 extra refugees and asylum seekers, the 4000 Bowen and Gillard have agreed to take whatever the outcome of the swap (or non-swap) of the 800
ILLEGALS, plus the 800 (and who knows how many more) who will never be sent to, or accepted by, Malaysia.
The Cassanova Government indeed.