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Duh what issues? alls good. We are doing a great job.
I think you're right noco, Tony is away and Bishop is cranking up the demand for an apology.
Next week will be interesting, to see if the 'hard ass mother whatever' can explain what she is doing about actual issues.
Of course it doesn't work.Greens immigration spokeswoman Sarah Hanson-Young said the latest arrivals showed the Nauru solution was not working.
Another boat ?
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/na...m-seekers-arrive/story-fncynkc6-1226495583770
The boat off Cocos Island is likely the one from the previous article as the number asylum seekers corresponds (49).
The numbers on the second boat in the article off Christmas Island (104) does not correspond with the one from the news article yesterday evening (188), so this may indeed be another boat.
Of course it doesn't work.
That's not what either the Greens or Labor want.
Anything to avoid implementing a full set of policies that actually worked.They are determined to get their way with Malaysia, but of course Labor has to appease the Greens at all costs.
I would hope the Coalition are discussing broader based solutions with the Indonesian government than just turning back the boats in any case.Meantime, Mr Abbott has had his meeting with Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, and - according to ABC Radio News at 9pm - has failed to raise the issue of turning back the boats.
So once again, Mr Abbott will have made himself the subject of scorn from the government. For all his insistence that a Coalition government would turn back the boats, if he can't even bring himself to raise it with the President of Indonesia, there would seem to be precious little chance of him successfully implementing such a policy.
I would hope the Coalition are discussing broader based solutions with the Indonesian government than just turning back the boats in any case.
Probably right to say Malaysia needs to be part of an effective solution, but they can forget it because there's no way either the Opposition or the Greens will support the legislation.
Meantime, Mr Abbott has had his meeting with Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, and - according to ABC Radio News at 9pm - has failed to raise the issue of turning back the boats.
So once again, Mr Abbott will have made himself the subject of scorn from the government. For all his insistence that a Coalition government would turn back the boats, if he can't even bring himself to raise it with the President of Indonesia, there would seem to be precious little chance of him successfully implementing such a policy.
That, from a government who's border protection strategies have long since died of shame.As could be expected, the government are relishing the opportunity to mock Mr Abbott for not raising the boats issue with Indonesia's President.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-10-...urning-tail-in-indonesia/4315724?WT.svl=news0
That, from a government who's border protection strategies have long since died of shame.
They have a hide, if nothing else.
Dunno about the shhh, but otherwise thankyou.Shhh Doc, you are allowed to use that "died of shame" saying.
Dunno about the shhh, but otherwise thankyou.
This government will die of shame before they stop the boats.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/br...-take-time-bowen/story-e6frf7kf-1226497309474
LEIGH SALES: It's accurate to say, isn't it, that the asylum seeker policy that you announced in August has not yet acted as any sort of deterrent to people trying to come to Australia via boat?
CHRIS BOWEN: Well, I think there's a few challenges here, Leigh, and let's ...
LEIGH SALES: A few challenges? Come on!
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