Nah, we are not paranoid.
Unfortunately Australia
has become a nation of terror fearing rednecks. Just look at what happens to Abbott in the polls when he plays the terrorism card.
Sri Lankan asylum seekers returned by Australia are generally charged with leaving the country illegally and those found guilty face “rigorous imprisonment”. The sentence for those proved to have left illegally is two years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine.
I don't think there's anything wrong with not wanting to be involved with that.