Immigration

The purpose of our immigration and visitors policies must be to balance our needs as a country and the desires of people wanting to visit or settle in Australia. As a Christian Party we wish to support whatever Christian values that have been established and developed over the 200 years since settlement. While some may dispute that we are a Christian Country all must agree that all our origins are steeped in Christian tradition. It would be our desire to favour people of Christian tradition as in our view this would lead to greater harmony within Australia as it is our strong desire to have a society of one people without enclaves of segregated people groups as this could give rise to unacceptable disharmony. We have tried to be balanced in our policy direction but we are mindful of the changed world due to the security issues that are now very real in Australia and in the world at large. It is not our intent to prejudge applicants but all care must be taken to protect the national interest and the citizens of this great country, Australia.

Main points:

• Orderly intake of screened refugees pre-arranged before arrival in Australia
• Applicants would need to be able to intergrate socially into Australian society
• Refugees will not necessarly become citizens if circumstances change in hteir homeland
• Border protection will be enhanced
• Good character is imperative in all applicants