The migrant success story of the week was Dami Im’s performance at Eurovision.

Arriving in Australia at age nine, by age 11 she began studying in the Griffith University Young Conservatorium of Music program. Dami Im was 21 and already an accomplished pianist when she auditioned for vocal training with Dr Bartlett at the Queensland Conservatorium about six years ago. 

“She had a strong work ethic and took advantage of opportunities that came her way, including her invitation to perform at Eurovision,” he said.

Dami Im is an active Christian and with her husband Noah Kim, lives in Daisy Hill, a suburb of Logan City. In 2013 she was named the cultural ambassador for Logan City. This young lady is an example of the quality migrant Australia needs. And by the way, she will be at the Wagga Civic Theatre on Saturday August 6, playing to a packed audience which will hopefully include me.

Playing to another audience, in the Cairns Courthouse last week, were the five “clowns and buffoons”, as described by Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce. They allegedly planned to get to Syria in a fishing boat towed to Cape York. All were on terrorist watch lists, and had had their passports cancelled. They planned to launch their fishing boat and escape from Australia to Indonesia to join Islamic State terrorists there.

Two were Australian born, but had come under the influence of radical Islamic preachers. One of the group, Kadir Kaya, had said in a radio interview that he hated Australia. “I don’t respect the values and stand for what Australia does,” he said.

Not standing for a female judge may finally have landed a contempt charge for Milad bin Ahmad-Shah al-Ahmadzai. Charges include threatening to slit an ASIO officer’s throat, a ram raid, the attempted murder of a gay man, and shooting with intent to murder. He turned his back “to pray” as Judge Jane Carver was about to commence sentencing.

Also last week we had the case of 18-year-old Tamim Khaja, charged with terrorism offences including allegedly planning a terrorism attack. "We will allege that this individual was looking at possible sites in Sydney to undertake a terrorist attack and was making arrangements to acquire a firearm,” Australian Federal Police Acting Deputy Commissioner Neil Gaughan said.

In breaking news, in Rockhampton, Mohammed Khan has been charged with murdering a co-worker. "The victim was decapitated ... quite brutally,” Detective Inspector Darrin Shadlow said.

Law enforcement, security threats, gun offences, and of course unemployment support, costs Australia $billions.

Why, then, have Tanya Plibersek, Anthony Albanese, and so many Labor sitting members supported candidates who want to weaken Labor’s supposed firm policy on boat people? The Greens refugee policy is costed at $7 billion over four years! What will happen if we get a Labor-Greens government? We don’t need “refugees” who have no intention of becoming worthwhile Australian citizens. We should choose carefully which migrants and which refugees can come to Australia, selecting only those who will become a productive part of the Australian community. 

If their religion dictates that they can never be true Australians, we don’t need them. We must continue to “stop the boats”.