Australia to give Cambodia US$12m in refugee funding

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Australia to give $12m in refugee funding

(CAMBODIA) Under an agreement signed in Phnom Penh last year, Australia will spend at least US$43.3 million for the resettlement of a small number of refugees in Cambodia, The Phnom Penh Post reported.

Australia’s Immigration Department spokesman told a Senate committee in Canberra on Tuesday that the country would stump up A$15.5 million ($12 million) on top of an original pledge of A$40 million ($31 million) in aid to Cambodia.

The spokesman said the A$15.5 million is for services to support the settlement of refugees in Cambodia, including health, education and training services. It is in addition to the A$40 million previously announced.

The money will go directly towards paying for services for the refugees, while the additional aid money will be transferred in instalments as and when refugees arrive over the coming years.

Only four refugees formerly detained on the Pacific island of Nauru, where Australia contracts a private security firm to run a detention centre, have so far accepted resettlement under the scheme.

The four – three Iranians and an ethnic Rohingya from Myanmar – have been housed at an Australian immigration facility near Darwin airport after being secretly flown to the northern Australian city earlier this month.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/australia-to-give-12m-in-refugee-funding


-- Thai PBS 2015-05-28

[maidee]

the local NGO's will be happy with all the new cash, cars & ...

[Morakot]

Welcome to Cambodia: What Australia isn't telling refugees

BBC News By Kevin Doyle Phnom Penh

27 May 201

Take a one-way ticket out of a Pacific island detention centre and you could start a new life in a country where you are told jobs are waiting, quality medical services are available, and there are no problems with violent crime or even stray dogs. Free accommodation is provided, along with monthly income support, health insurance, complimentary language classes and more. Sound a lot like Utopia?

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32872835

[stoli]

After reading the entire story, it made me remember of what was discovered in the states maybe 5 years ago. The Governor of Nevada was providing paroled prisoners from Nevada with money and bus fare to Sacramento, the Capitol of California. it worked well until California discovered why they were getting so many early release prisoners from Nevada. It was just treated as a joke, but I am sure that Utah is now watching their borders more closely. lol

Edited May 28, 2015 by stoli

[samran]

the local NGO's will be happy with all the new cash, cars & ...

One man will be very happy. It won't be the NGO's

[simple1]

the local NGO's will be happy with all the new cash, cars & ...

The NGOs based in Cambodia have refused to assist the Oz government with the program.

[NeilSA1]

In any event .......... Australia is trying to assist. Well done.

[Seastallion]

I can't say about the Iranians....but surely the Rohingya chap will be very happy at the reality of Cambodia.

[kevvy]

Australia cannot look after their pensioners or people who are disable. It is criminall what the Goverment is doing to them

Edited May 28, 2015 by kevvy

[sikishrory]

Australia is giving millions in aid to Indonesia and now Cambodia but cutting support and basic utilities to indigenous Australians in remote Australia????

[Berkshire]

In any event .......... Australia is trying to assist. Well done.

Wow, so there is somebody who actually thinks Australia is "trying to assist." Didn't think it was possible. Maybe Australia should send Cambodia all their homeless as well. You'd probably award Abbott the Nobel Peace Prize.

[Franko666]

Australia cannot look after their pensioners or people who are disable. It is criminall what the Goverment is doing to them

A bit off topic but in reply, of course the Australian Government looks after pensioners and the disabled, as a comparison the AU aged pension is better than the UK pension and the disabled pension is never get enough in a country with multi billion dollar Labor deficits.

Simple economics, a county has to have money coming into the county to pay any welfare program or go deeper into debt.

Bludgers go for debt every time.

[nakhonandy]

In any event .......... Australia is trying to assist. Well done.

Wow, so there is somebody who actually thinks Australia is "trying to assist." Didn't think it was possible. Maybe Australia should send Cambodia all their homeless as well. You'd probably award Abbott the Nobel Peace Prize.

Had to laugh myself. Obviously didn't read the BBC article! Amazing.

[louse1953]

the local NGO's will be happy with all the new cash, cars & ...

5555.The NGO's will see a pittance of this nearly $60 million.This is a out and out bribe.Meanwhile back in Oz,The Lying Nasty Party led by Toxic Tony has cut welfare to the poor and/or old age pensioners plus heaps more cuts to numerous to mention.Do they actually know who Hun Sen is and what he does.This is very un-Australian and i am not proud of my country.Luckily i was born there, or they would probably take away my citizenship and send me to Manus to be abused and then shipped to Cambodia.They already have taken my residency off me on 2 counts,taxation and time in country.Dangerous times.

[louse1953]

In any event .......... Australia is trying to assist. Well done.

Wow, so there is somebody who actually thinks Australia is "trying to assist." Didn't think it was possible. Maybe Australia should send Cambodia all their homeless as well. You'd probably award Abbott the Nobel Peace Prize.

Try telling Centrelink that as an OA pensioner.That make you stay 2 years on more money to reestablish your residency.Old buggers,clogging up hospitals,roads,nursing homes.What a joke.Norway has the right idea,get rid of your oldies ,they cost TOO much.How about a bit of lateral thinking from pollies for a change.

[louse1953]

Australia cannot look after their pensioners or people who are disable. It is criminall what the Goverment is doing to them

A bit off topic but in reply, of course the Australian Government looks after pensioners and the disabled, as a comparison the AU aged pension is better than the UK pension and the disabled pension is never get enough in a country with multi billion dollar Labor deficits.

Simple economics, a county has to have money coming into the county to pay any welfare program or go deeper into debt.

Bludgers go for debt every time.

God your shallow.How about getting the multi nationals paying any tax at all,or is that too close to home,when some of these parasite pollies go looking for a directorship,post politics.How about Hockey paying his wife $100k to sleep at her house in Canberra.His excuse,it's been happening a long time and it's legal.No embarressment at all.No morals.They make me sick.

[kaorop]

Dear Scabott, Suckey and Co, I dont want to live in Australia anymore, I heavily oppose what right-wing politics and politics in general has turned this once great country in to.

Can you send me some resettlement money please?

I could use a mill or so and live in Khmer quite nicely thanks, I promise I wont return, seems only fair.

[Cats4ever]

This whole program is sickening in its cynicism. Oz is bullying and buying a weaker country to solve some serious issues that it wants to disappear. We have done the same to Nauru and PNG. The refugee problem is growing bigger by the week. The world needs to have a fresh look at the UN convention on refugees. It no longer provides any solutions.

[kevvy]

Australia cannot look after their pensioners or people who are disable. It is criminall what the Goverment is doing to them

A bit off topic but in reply, of course the Australian Government looks after pensioners and the disabled, as a comparison the AU aged pension is better than the UK pension and the disabled pension is never get enough in a country with multi billion dollar Labor deficits.

Simple economics, a county has to have money coming into the county to pay any welfare program or go deeper into debt.

Bludgers go for debt every time.

What planet are you living on .Australia looks after the disabled .......REALLY . Have you been on disabiality in Australia.Have you been to one of their interviews and tell you you can work .Even though you have several specialists reports saying you not able to work as you are deemed 65% disabled . They treat their disable and pensioners like shit.What about when you are in a wheelchair and cannot get to an interveiw sometimes and they threaten you with cancellation of the benifit.

Australia has the money that is why they give it away to Cambodia. Have you ever heard of the nanny state .

Have a look at this site http://dspoverseas.proboards.com and read about hundreds of complaints , and they are not all bludgers.