But Mr Wyatt said the federal government’s decision to send children
I’ve seen government take what they believe is the right, moral factory brand shoes decision about how they treat children and the long-term, devastating repercussions of that,” he said.
“So I’ve got an inherent suspicion of government.”
Federal Labor frontbencher Tony Burke said exempting unaccompanied minors would lead to unscrupulous people smugglers filling boats with children, who would face dangerous conditions on the trip to Australia.
“It’s tough, but the alternative is unthinkable,” Mr Burke said.
But Mr Wyatt said the federal government’s decision to send children to Malaysia would not have an brandshoes impact on the level of asylum seekers coming to Australia.
It would also not boost federal Labor’s support among the community, the Aboriginal MP said.
“This decision federal Labor did not need to take; they’re terrified by the right wing of Australia,” he said.
“Chris Bowen, who I have a lot of regard for, has taken the wrong decision to punish children.”
For Narahari, it was a disappointing end to his quest to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee. He made it within striking distance of landing in the finals.
Alas, it was not to be. After misspelling the word he hung his head and walked to the side of the stage to wait on his parents.
“I was thinking whether I should double the ‘r’ or not,” the 13-year-old said afterward.
Prakash Mishra stepped up his training after his run in last year’s National Spelling Bee ended in the third round. And for a while it looked as if his hour-a-day regimen would amount to a big pay off.
The 13-year-old Union County, N.C., eighth-grader correctly spelled “phreatophyte” in round seven of the semifinals to advance to Thursday night’s championship round. He was his state’s only representative in the National Spelling Bee.
Wearing a shirt emblazoned with a splash of yellow – his lucky color – Prakash looked poised as he rattled off one correct spelling after another onstage at the annual Washington, D.C., competition. At times, he even looked relaxed, in contrast to some contestants whose nerves got the best of them.
He rarely hesitated as he breezed through turophile, baize, empressement and finally phreatophyte – a deep-rooted plant that gets water from the water table or soil above it.
Prakash was felled by the word susurrus, which is a soft, whispering or rustling sound.
Director of the Scripps National Spelling Bee and 1981 bee champ, Paige Pipkin Kimble, said the competition gives academically precocious children a chance to shine.
“They want to be stars and this program provides a fabulous opportunity not only for children to learn and excel,” Kimble said. “But be recognized for their talents.”
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