AUSTRALIA'S GOT IT RIGHT

   The Australian government deploys military forces to intercept boats filled with migrants, who are then detained in offshore processing centres on Nauru and Manus Island in Papua New Guinea.

   Joe Bissett, a former longtime federal immigration official and researcher, said Australia's approach serves as a strong deterrent and it does not deserve international scorn. Countries like Canada are helping the wrong people by welcoming asylum seekers instead of assisting more legitimate refugees, he said.
   "I think Australia's got it right and we've got it wrong," he said. "If you keep taking them in, they'll keep coming."