Dramatic Increase: Prime Minister Kevin Rudd

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd: CANBERRA - Australia announced tough new measures to stem a dramatic increase in refugee boats from Indonesia on Friday, with a deal to send all boat arrivals to Papua New Guinea PNG for assessment and eventual settlement. , according to Reuters. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is facing a tough election race and immigration has become a contentious issue. By James Grubel The human rights group Amnesty International condemned the measures, saying Australia was shirking its moral obligations and turning its back on the world's most vulnerable people. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.