James Oten

Now, there always has to be some bureaucratic assistance.

Now, there always has to be some bureaucratic assistance.

Purely, again, we're dealing with passports.

Purely, again, we're dealing with passports.

There is the temporary exclusion order powers that we've seen used to block one of the women from getting back to Australia.

There is the temporary exclusion order powers that we've seen used to block one of the women from getting back to Australia.

We know from the two arrivals that the first group that came back

We know from the two arrivals that the first group that came back

Everyone was much more aware.

Everyone was much more aware.

The media became much more aware through sources, through monitoring the camps and so on.

The media became much more aware through sources, through monitoring the camps and so on.

And when they arrived, there was a very large media contingent at the airports, particularly Melbourne.

And when they arrived, there was a very large media contingent at the airports, particularly Melbourne.

Now, only one woman of the four came out of the terminal doors or the terminal gates because the others had been charged.

Now, only one woman of the four came out of the terminal doors or the terminal gates because the others had been charged.

But then all the children were there too.

But then all the children were there too.

And what we saw were rather ugly scenes where you had that woman, all these children coming out, the huge media swarm, and then other men who were supporting those women were

And what we saw were rather ugly scenes where you had that woman, all these children coming out, the huge media swarm, and then other men who were supporting those women were