Parliament House: Security Officers and Indonesian Ports

parliament house: Speaker Tony Smith adjourned the sitting after the first question for 40 minutes while security officers regained order, according to CTV. Another 20 protesters linked arms in a public area at the centre of Parliament House, demanding that Australia resettle refugees who attempt to reach its shores by boat. Around 30 demonstrators shouting from a public gallery drowned out the House of Representatives, where lawmakers had gathered for a combative, daily 90-minute session in which opposition legislators question government ministers about their portfolios. Security officers forced them into a lift and sent them to the building basement. Australia has deterred refugees from coming by boat from Indonesian ports by refusing to ever resettle them. We are here today because your policies are breaking our hearts, one protester said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.