http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-06/government-admits-malaysia-asylum-seeker-deal-no-longer-viable/4803756

The Federal Government has admitted that an asylum seeker deal signed with Malaysia two years ago would no longer work.

As part of a swap deal with Malaysia signed in July 2011, Australia was to send 800 asylum seekers to the country and accept 4000 verified refugees in return.

The Government says the deal would have worked at the time, but the Coalition refused to support it.

Two years on, Immigration Minister Tony Burke says a deal would now have to be more comprehensive to cope with the challenge of people smuggling.

"[For] 800 places, I think anyone can see we would now need something more comprehensive than that," Mr Burke said.

Maqqa wrote on Jul 7^th, 2013 at 8:24am:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-06/government-admits-malaysia-asylum-seeker-deal-no-longer-viable/4803756 The Federal Government has admitted that an asylum seeker deal signed with Malaysia two years ago would no longer work. As part of a swap deal with Malaysia signed in July 2011, Australia was to send 800 asylum seekers to the country and accept 4000 verified refugees in return. The Government says the deal would have worked at the time, but the Coalition refused to support it. Two years on, Immigration Minister Tony Burke says a deal would now have to be more comprehensive to cope with the challenge of people smuggling. "[For] 800 places, I think anyone can see we would now need something more comprehensive than that," Mr Burke said.

Listen dickhead have a look around the forum first and you will see that there is a couple of threads on this topic. So why do you have to started another one.

Could the mods please combined all the threads on this topic into one please

The Malaysian non solution was a typical Labor dud rubber policy, and was the best they could come up with.
It's time for an election.

John S wrote on Jul 7^th, 2013 at 8:33am:

Maqqa wrote on Jul 7th, 2013 at 8:24am: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-06/government-admits-malaysia-asylum-seeker-deal-no-longer-viable/4803756 The Federal Government has admitted that an asylum seeker deal signed with Malaysia two years ago would no longer work. As part of a swap deal with Malaysia signed in July 2011, Australia was to send 800 asylum seekers to the country and accept 4000 verified refugees in return. The Government says the deal would have worked at the time, but the Coalition refused to support it. Two years on, Immigration Minister Tony Burke says a deal would now have to be more comprehensive to cope with the challenge of people smuggling. "[For] 800 places, I think anyone can see we would now need something more comprehensive than that," Mr Burke said. Listen dickhead have a look around the forum first and you will see that there is a couple of threads on this topic. So why do you have to started another one. Could the mods please combined all the threads on this topic into one please

There's a huge difference between "a no go" and "Malaysian Solution DEAD!!"

Rudd has backed himself into a corner, in which the only solution, is the Australian taxpayer parting with billions of dollars; to appease Indonesia into stopping their own bloody people, from  getting in the their own bloody boats and bringing freeloaders here.

Kevin Rudd the new Neville Chamberlain.