We Aussies were refugees once

Indonesia has hassles like none other and here we are dumping humans onto them like unwanted garbage. Why did these humans seek Australia in the first place? Does behaving like turds and arming ourselves to the teeth with words such as 'border protection' accord with our vision of ourselves as humane people? Not likely! Statistics show that the refugees who finally are granted asylum and residency here make damned fine citizens and contributors to our collective economy. Therefore, why behave as ghouls and goons when ultimately we are decent people? I live in Tabulam and I am constantly reminded by my Koori friends that my antecedents originally were refugees.