PM Tony Abbott pledges to ease the way for overseas adoption

[nero_bolt]

I am sure the left will find something politically incorrect with this initiative 

Cant wait to see the rubbish this one inspires from the left and labor supporters.

Could the children be the wrong religion colour or creed or?

I am sure they will find something as they cant help themselves and need to hate

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PM Tony Abbott pledges to ease the way for overseas adoption after campaign by actor Deborra-Lee Furness and husband Hugh Jackman

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/pm-tony-abbott-pledges-to-ease-the-way-for-ove...

Tony Abbott says he wants to make it "much much easier" for Australian couples to adopt children from overseas, saying tens of thousands of babies could be brought to Australia from orphanages.

The Prime Minister invited Hollywood actor Hugh Jackman and his wife, the adoption advocate Deborra-Lee Furness, to Kirribilli House on Thursday to announce that his government would deliver "reform on overseas adoption" within 12 months.

"There are millions of children in orphanages overseas who would love to have parents," Mr Abbott said. "And thousands of those, maybe even tens of thousands of those could come to Australia.

"And we need to make it easier for that to happen."

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/pm-tony-abbott-pledges-to-ease-the-way-for-ove...

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/tony-abbott-announces-plan-to-make-adoption-easier/st...  

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@am*3 wrote:

About 20 years ago or more, people could go to an overseas orphanage, choose a child, pay the fees and  take him/her home basically.. things have changed a lot since then.

Countries dont want a lot of their children being taken far away from their own culture.

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The Hague Adoption Convention was established about 20 yrs ago ??

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@topsidesoul wrote:

Can we have him and his frontbecng adopted out to families overseas?

They do not have to be nice parents either.

Maybe living in a worst country they could realise how easy they have it...

Wait, i realise who we are talking to.....a man who is grounded because he needed to get a loan for a house and believes lossing ones career is 'liberating'

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAA

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You know, this could have been an interesting discussion........

thanks......

[topsidesoul]

Why adopt kids from other countries?

There are plenty to take from the various islands we have them housed on?

They are not  going anywhere.

[cherry*135]

1993 for the Hague Convention, meep.

Something that was needed, as I do remember people going oseas (from NZ)  prior to that year and adopting/bringing a child home quite easily.

It cost around $20000 (incl travel etc) then to adopt a child from Romania.

[cherry*135]

Hague convention concluded in May 1993, enforced from 1 May 1995.

I had neigbours in NZ with 2 children from Romania (both the same age, not twins, so not related) and  a 3rd one from Samoa.