Slave Trade in Reverse ?

 

 

Context :

Australia signs deal to deport former detainees to the Pacific island nation of Nauru  .. LAtimes … 30 Aug 2025

Extract :

Australia and Nauru signed an agreement Friday to allow the Australian government to deport formerly detained people without valid visas to the tiny island nation, the Australian Associated Press reported.

Under the memorandum of understanding, Australia will pay Nauru $267 million upfront once the first people arrive, followed by $46 million annually for the resettlement.

The move is being denounced by refugee advocates, some of whom say the deal could open the door to mass deportations without notice. Human rights organizations have protested deportations to Nauru since a report by the United Nations found “systematic violations” of the 1987 Convention Against Torture.

Tony Burke, Australia’s Home Affairs minister, said in a statement that the memorandum “contains undertakings for the proper treatment and long-term residence of people who have no legal right to stay in Australia, to be received in Nauru.”

The two countries struck a deal in February to allow Australia to deport three violent criminals to Nauru. They had been granted 30-year visas.

An Australian High Court decision in 2023 overturned the Canberra government’s policy of indefinite detention for immigrants who could neither get a visa, in some cases because of criminal conduct, nor be deported because they would face persecution or harm in their home countries. More than 200 immigrants have been released from detention as a result of the case. Some were charged with further offenses after their release.

Burke said the Nauru deal would target this group.

“Anyone who doesn’t have a valid visa should leave the country,” he said. “This is a fundamental element of a functioning visa system.”

In a statement posted online, Jana Favero, deputy chief executive of the Asylum Seeker Resource Center, criticized the agreement, taking aim at the Labor Party government of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

“This deal is discriminatory, disgraceful and dangerous,” she said in a statement. “At a time when the entire country has just voted for unity and rejected fear, rather than embrace this and show leadership, the Albanese Government has launched yet another attack on migrants and refugees.”

 

My Take :

Couple of hundred years ago , poor people from Africa were being captures / chained / taken to America, and sold as slaves ( bonded labour ). Rich land-owners  “ purchased “ such slaves in public auctions

Recently there were reports of USA and UK too having entered into similar ( deportation ) agreements with some poor countries for accepting their illegal immigrants , by payments of millions of dollars .

With huge influx of migrants ( political as well as economic ) into Europe , from across the Mediterranean Sea and from all over the mid-east , I would not be surprised if many other European nations follow suit

That reminds me of my following 10 YEAR old blog :

Ø  MUAMMAR GADDAFI - A VISIONARY ?  …………. 04 Aug 2015

 

Extract :

May be those who realize that these " Waves " of persecuted and starving people  are unstoppable , dare not blame their governments for ignoring what  Guardian  reported on  01 Sept 2010 , as follows :

 

"In a highly theatrical visit to Italy this week, Gaddafi warned that Europe would turn "black" unless it was more rigorous in turning back immigrants. Libya is a key transit point for illegal migration from Africa to Europe. The Libyan leader said the bill for sealing the crossing routes would be at least € 5 bn a year.

 

While in Rome Gaddafi advised Europeans to convert to Islam and sought to bolster his claim for billions from Europe by warning that millions of Africans were seeking to migrate to the EU.

 

"We don't know what will be the reaction of the white and Christian Europeans faced with this influx of starving and ignorant Africans," the Libyan leader told a Rome meeting attended by Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian prime minister. "We don't know if Europe will remain an advanced and united continent or if it will be destroyed, as happened with the barbarian invasions."

 

You may have umpteen reasons to blame Gaddafi but you cannot fault him on his vision !

I foresee something similar happening to Australia in the next 5 years , with millions of poor / starving people from all over Asia , flooding its shores

 

History has a habit of repeating itself  !

 

With Regards,

Hemen Parekh

www.HemenParekh.ai / www.IndiaAGI.ai / www.My-Teacher.in / 02 Sept 2025