Thank you very much for your kind donation...

[gemfyre]

$10 mil in just under 3 hours. Fucking amazing.

I read that the RAMSAR convention is now starting to strategise on restoration of all the destroyed wetlands in the area, because it's part of the flight route for the migratory waders. I'll probably hear a lot more about that up in Broome and probably get to see the effects when the waders return around September this year (they leave Broome around February/March and return again during Spring).

Edit : As Jakie said - the grand total at the very end was $15 mil+

Comments

Re: Very nice...

[firvulag.livejournal.com]

yeah we have problems with illegals. they waste the taxpayers money because we allow them a right of appeal, repeatedly. some other countries will get them to prove their refugee status and if they can't, they deport them straight away. much less hassle, and no backlog of illegals that sit in detention centers for long enough to claim residency if they were poms.

as for our immigration policy, it is pretty good, even if the poms and kiwis make up a large amount of them. there are obviously lots of them that realise just how good australia really is

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[jakie-em.livejournal.com]

yeah but is their situation so bad they have to leave it? for a refugee it certainly is, particularly if they use the means they do to get here, and only have a 50/50 chance of making it.

I think immigration should be set up more for those who need to get into the country and are willing to do something when they get here, unlike the Pom retiries and the Kiwis wanting better welfare

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[jet-ski.livejournal.com]

i'm with Jakie on this one... and we actually take in very small numbers of refugees compared to most european countries, like france, germany and the UK.