In case you were wondering.
In case you thought that ‘KRudd’ had opened the floodgates to dirty terrorist refugee scum, as these actual human beings are often referred to by insecure bigots.
The figures for 2008-09 are around 13,400.
The Anti Bogan strongly opposes the current Government’s decision to halt processing of asylum seekers from Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, and it’s decision to re-open the hell-like camp in Curtin. It only shows that Rudd’s Government is under extreme pressure from loud scaremongering racists to stop people fleeing persecution from coming to Australia.
you said it... 
It is an election year and unfrotunately the scaremongers are in fine form.
There are some interesting articles in the Age today about the challenges asylum seekers face once accepted.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/taken-in-but-left-to-feel-shut-out-20100521-w1n0.html