Australia–Indonesia cooperation on asylum-seekers: a case of ‘incentivised policy transfer’

Nethery, Amy; Gordyn, Carly

doi:10.1080/10357718.2013.841122

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“…130 Opinion polls released in late July 1991 seemed to refl ect the growing enmity to immigrants in the country, with one newspaper arguing that the 'Albanian effect' had helped to increase public opposition to immigrants more generally compared to previous opinion polls. 131 In one survey, the percentage of Italians hostile to immigration increased from 43.1 % in 1989 to 61 % in 1991. 132 Much of this opposition came from fear of newcomers.…”

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“…Through these working groups, governments 'circumvented national constraints on migration control', 'avoided judicial scrutiny' and 'enlisted the help of transnational actors such as transit countries and carriers'. 131 When the member states agreed to bring the issue under the competence of the EU, they did so under the responsibility of security and justice affairs.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…130 It also played a major role in effecting change in Indonesia's immigration law, with 2011 legislation focusing on combating people smuggling and human traffi cking, which bore much resemblance to Australia's own policies. 131 Nauru and Papua New Guinea's lack of resources also allowed Australia to offset the burden of boat people to these remote Pacifi c islands in return for investment and increasing development aid from their former colonial master. Crucially, Australia was under no international obligation to answer for its efforts to externalise asylum.…”

Section: 'The Near Absence Of An Integration Framework For Refugees'mentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…Che and Benson (2014) for instance, emphasized that strict rules and regulations could reduce smuggling drugs. According to Grewcock (2014) and Nethery and Gordyn (2014) Australia's punitive border policing regime, targeted at deterring asylum seekers trying un-authorized entry into this country, was ratcheted up in 2013 by the former Laborled government and its successor, the Liberal National Party Coalition. Under the guise of fighting 'people-smuggling', and a pledge to 'Stop the Boats', policies such as the mandatory detention of unauthorized arrivals and the implementation of off-shore detention facilities have been made even more draconian.…”

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Investigating the role of government trade policies and regulations on smuggling cosmetic products

Seifpoor¹,

Mousa²

2014

10.5267/j.msl

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This paper investigates the effects of government trade policies as well as the rules and regulations on smuggling cosmetic products in Iran. The study considers the effects of five important factors including high tariffs and bureaucratic procedures, registration process, size and expire date, lack of accurate monitoring of distribution channels and government recent regulation failure on growth of smuggling cosmetic products in Iran. The proposed study uses structural equation modeling to examine the effects of these five components. The results indicate a positive and meaningful relationships between four variables including registration process (β = 0.84, P-value = 0.000), size and expire date (β = 0.86, P-value = 0.000), high rate of tariff (β = 0.88, P-value = 0.000) and government recent regulation failure (β = 0.97, P-value = 0.000) on growth of smuggling cosmetic products in Iran. In addition, the study has detected a negative and meaningful relationship between lack of accurate monitoring of distribution channels and growth of smuggling cosmetic products in Iran (β = -0.18, P-value = 0.000).

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“…Previous research has identified specific concerns with the treatment of refugees and asylum seekers in Indonesia more broadly, including examining the impact of Australia's regional deterrence policy in helping to shape Indonesia's policy (Nethery & Gordyn 2014;Nethery, Rafferty-Brown & Taylor 2013;Taylor & Rafferty-Brown 2010a). As noted by Taylor and Rafferty-Brown, 'Australia has posted immigration, customs, police and other officials in Indonesia to assist with the interception of people heading towards Australia and has poured billions of dollars in building Indonesia's border control capacity ' (2010a, p. 138).…”

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The May 2015 boat crisis: the Rohingya in Aceh

Thom¹

2016

CCS Journal

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The 2015 discovery of mass graves in Thailand’s Sadao district, on the border with Malaysia, led to a crack-down on people smugglers by the Thai and Malaysian authorities. Thousands of Rohingya (as well as Bangladeshi migrants) were left stranded in the Andaman Sea as smugglers abandoned their human cargo. Initially pushed back by the Thai, Malaysian and Indonesian navies, it was only after Indonesian fishermen rescued three boats that approximately 1,800 people were permitted to disembark in Indonesia’s Aceh province. The crisis in the Andaman Sea brought into sharp relief the fact that the South East Asia region lacks even the most basic regional protection (or cooperation) framework. While some states are still reticent, there have been attempts to improve government collaboration as demonstrated recently in the March 2016 Bali Declaration on People Smuggling, Trafficking in Persons, and Related Transnational Crime. This paper examines, however, how the ad hoc approach by Indonesia’s regions, in particular Aceh, to the treatment of the Rohingya who arrived in Aceh in May 2015, works against a comprehensive, national, rights-based approach to protect those seeking asylum in Indonesia. The paper explores the reasons why Aceh chose not to engage with the established practices for the treatment of asylum seekers in Indonesia and the human rights impacts this has had on those rescued. It concludes that the current situation in Aceh is not sustainable. The treatment of refugees in Aceh should be included in a broader national approach, commensurate with the treatment of refugees and asylum seekers throughout Indonesia, particularly if Indonesia is to develop a structured, rights-based approach to those seeking protection. This would then play a significant role in any future regional protection framework.

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Australia–Indonesia cooperation on asylum-seekers: a case of ‘incentivised policy transfer’

Cited by 38 publications

References 13 publications

Asylum Policy, Boat People and Political Discourse

Asylum Policy, Boat People and Political Discourse

Investigating the role of government trade policies and regulations on smuggling cosmetic products

The May 2015 boat crisis: the Rohingya in Aceh

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