Australian leader Kevin Rudd plans to send `` boat people '' to PNG . Moreover , O'Neill has stated categorically that PNG will not allow those asylum seekers who are subsequently found not to be genuine refugees to remain in the country . The Prime Minister said the Government would not be sending any asylum seekers from Australia and that it was a matter for Papua New Guinea whether they were sent there. Lee : Lack of detail for important policy is `` astounding '' Where would Australia send refugees if Papua New Guinea could n't cope ?
Australian leader Kevin Rudd plans to send `` boat people '' to PNG . The Prime Minister said the Government would not be sending any asylum seekers from Australia and that it was a matter for Papua New Guinea whether they were sent there. Lee : Lack of detail for important policy is `` astounding '' Where would Australia send refugees if Papua New Guinea could n't cope ?