People smugglers selling asylum seekers passports and visas for entry to Australia by plane
Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-18/people-smugglers-visas-asylum-seekers-passports-australia/5098002
Date: Updated Monday 18 November 2013, 10:37pm AEDT
In response to this article, the media is portraying a negative reputation of Australian 'people smugglers' offering asylum seekers passports and Australian visas for entry to Australia by plane. The article states that people smugglers are selling travel documents for up to $16,000, allowing Asylum seekers passports and visas enabling them to enter Australia via commercial airline flights rather than by fishing boats. The media is simply foreshadowing this issue to the public eye, making it aware that there are people who are 'cheating' asylum seekers by selling them the unreliable travel documents.
40 asylum seekers rescued after patrol boat damages fishing vessel under tow
Source: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/40-asylum-seekers-rescued-after-patrol-boat-damages-fishing-vessel-under-tow-20131119-2xtem.html
Date: Updated Wednesday 20 November, 2013
This media article outlines the incident where an Australian Customs patrol boat had to rescue 40 asylum seekers as they 'accidentally' ripped off the bow of the boat, causing it to start sinking. The media claims that is is a 'normal practice' to deliberately sink unseaworthy asylum-seeker boats after the passengers had been transferred to Australian patrol boats. The media is portraying a negative side of Australian Customs, a disbelieving arrangement of their actions/behaviour on their behalf. In response, it also outlines that Lieutenant-General Angus Campbell, the Commander of Operation Sovereign Borders, refused to confirm or deny the incident when asked. Displaying a somewhat 'guilty' conscious of the Australian Customs involvement with the situation.
Boats to halt asylum-seekers at source
Source: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/policy/boats-to-halt-asylum-seekers-at-source/story-fn9hm1gu-1226761957645
Date: Updated November 18, 2013 7:24pm AEDT
In this article, it outlines how Prime Minister Tony Abbott announces a gift to the Sri Lankan navy as a part of Australian government efforts to heighten cooperation between the two navies on anti-people smuggling operations. The article states that Tony Abbott expresses that it is important that Sri Lanka enhances search and rescue capacity, offering two boats for the Navy. The two retired boats will come out of the Customs and Border Protection budget, claiming that they are beneficial for asylum seekers. Although, conflict is created as Greens leader Christine Milne states "Sri Lanka isn't a transit country, they are leaving because of torture", "Australia will be helping the regime round up people and send them back." This media article responds to the diversity of opinions and puts them side by side to compare the offering and conflict with one another.
Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-18/people-smugglers-visas-asylum-seekers-passports-australia/5098002
Date: Updated Monday 18 November 2013, 10:37pm AEDT
In response to this article, the media is portraying a negative reputation of Australian 'people smugglers' offering asylum seekers passports and Australian visas for entry to Australia by plane. The article states that people smugglers are selling travel documents for up to $16,000, allowing Asylum seekers passports and visas enabling them to enter Australia via commercial airline flights rather than by fishing boats. The media is simply foreshadowing this issue to the public eye, making it aware that there are people who are 'cheating' asylum seekers by selling them the unreliable travel documents.
40 asylum seekers rescued after patrol boat damages fishing vessel under tow
Source: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/40-asylum-seekers-rescued-after-patrol-boat-damages-fishing-vessel-under-tow-20131119-2xtem.html
Date: Updated Wednesday 20 November, 2013
This media article outlines the incident where an Australian Customs patrol boat had to rescue 40 asylum seekers as they 'accidentally' ripped off the bow of the boat, causing it to start sinking. The media claims that is is a 'normal practice' to deliberately sink unseaworthy asylum-seeker boats after the passengers had been transferred to Australian patrol boats. The media is portraying a negative side of Australian Customs, a disbelieving arrangement of their actions/behaviour on their behalf. In response, it also outlines that Lieutenant-General Angus Campbell, the Commander of Operation Sovereign Borders, refused to confirm or deny the incident when asked. Displaying a somewhat 'guilty' conscious of the Australian Customs involvement with the situation.
Boats to halt asylum-seekers at source
Source: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/policy/boats-to-halt-asylum-seekers-at-source/story-fn9hm1gu-1226761957645
Date: Updated November 18, 2013 7:24pm AEDT
In this article, it outlines how Prime Minister Tony Abbott announces a gift to the Sri Lankan navy as a part of Australian government efforts to heighten cooperation between the two navies on anti-people smuggling operations. The article states that Tony Abbott expresses that it is important that Sri Lanka enhances search and rescue capacity, offering two boats for the Navy. The two retired boats will come out of the Customs and Border Protection budget, claiming that they are beneficial for asylum seekers. Although, conflict is created as Greens leader Christine Milne states "Sri Lanka isn't a transit country, they are leaving because of torture", "Australia will be helping the regime round up people and send them back." This media article responds to the diversity of opinions and puts them side by side to compare the offering and conflict with one another.