Forgive me, but as an earnest evolving (I hope) Chimp I am, baffled. I have studied the knotty question of “asylum seekers”, and several points greatly trouble me.

1. These people are indeed “seekers” who undertook to enter Australia illegally. For their trouble they have been placed in custody on Nauru Island, (and Manus) at no personal cost, awaiting assessment for acceptance as citizens of Australia.

2. Some have mislaid their personal identity papers, which is not your fault: this was their decision, for no clear reason. It does seem a bit fishy?

3. They were almost all able to apply, in a normal and legal way, for citizenship of your country, before dealing with an illegal “people smuggler” to organise a perilous and dubious trip.

4. You have supplied free medical facilities and accommodation for these uninvited “guests”, who often abuse your generosity, and often loudly complain.

5. Tony Abbott described Nauru, which he visited in October 2018, as “quite a pleasant place”, certainly not the hell-hole the virtue signallers would have you believe. This is also, in this monkey’s opinion, an unfair sleight on 13,649 God fearing inhabitants of the island nation of Nauru. (Two thirds are Protestant, the remainder Catholic, living in comparative harmony, selling phosphate and some coconuts). The island also enjoys better medical facilities than many Australian country towns.

In your wisdom (?) you have allowed the opinion of two medical doctors to override the immigration policy system of your country, over and above professionally paid specialist civil servants and politicians. Moreover, there are no rigorous checks required concerning the political convictions of these un-elected doctors deciding who to let in. (Some could be very biased). The politicians and civil servants have only 72 hours to assess these “seekers” as not being security risks, before they are allowed into your country. Imagine, as David Speers pointed out, if 50 people applied at the same time, 72 hours is not a long enough time to carry out a thorough check on them all, especially if some have no papers! I am all for compassion, as you are, but this is just plain naive. I have just heard Scott Morrison is re-opening Christmas Island as a detention centre, because he expects “refugee” boats to resume soon.

I’m glad the zoo has better management, or I don’t know who I’d be forced to live with. Our inmates are thoroughly vet checked, and ancestor checked.

Gibber! Gibber!

Chugley

The Australian Citizen Chimp