<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by redwood973:
Wow! I can't believe I haven't heard about this. Two questions: one does not think of Aust. as being a destination for refugees. Is it a common practice for refuggees to go there? It must be more common than it was if you have "camps" set up. Second, where is Christmas Island relative to Aus.? It must be a small territory not to have any port facilities.
I study naval history as hobby. I am not an expert in marine law, but I don't think I have ever heard of such a refusal of a state of emergnecy before. I wonder what caused the decision to made in the first place?</font>