Australian President Kevin Rudd plans to send ` ` boat ##ers '' to PNG . ' described by opposition as flimsy deal ' held together by sticky tape ' Lee : level of support for important policy is ` ` astounding '' Under his plan , all asylum seekers arriving by boat would be transferred to PNG for `` processing '' and no asylum seeker coming by boat would ever obtain permanent resettlement in Australia , even if they were subsequently found to be a genuine refugee . Where would Australia send refugees if Papua New Guinea could n't cope ?
Australian President Kevin Rudd plans to send ` ` boat ##ers '' to PNG . ' described by opposition as flimsy deal ' held together by sticky tape ' Lee : level of support for important policy is ` ` astounding '' Where would Australia send refugees if Papua New Guinea could n't cope ?