Military Solution: Australia

Australia: BRISBANE -- The tide of refugees arriving on Australian shores has become so vast the federal opposition this week recommended a military solution. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. It's called "operation sovereign borders" and it's the latest move in a political chess game that doesn't bode well for Australia's already-tarnished international reputation for handling the world's most vulnerable. A fishing boat carrying Vietnamese asylum-seekers nears the shore of Australia's Christmas Island in April 2013. Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says if he wins power in the looming federal election he will ask the Australian military to appoint a three-star commander to lead a joint agency task force to deal with people smugglers and border protection. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.