Julia
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Dream on, springhill. Rudd and Yudhoyono, as I heard it on "PM" this evening, are engaged in a mutual love-in where they each praise the virtues of the other.Kevin Rudd's first real test of his Prime Ministerial term, and his future term, arrives with him being in the hotspot of the region.
Asylum seeker boat issues distress call, saying they are taking on water only 80km from Java.
Our sea craft respond to attend the scene.
The asylum seeker vessel is obviously in danger of sinking, yet Indonesia do not respond.
Rudd should be demanding an explanation from Indonesia's President. Or he will show himself to be a spineless cretin, who does not have the interests of peoples' lives at interest. He is there, deal with the situation now.
And why not, as far as Indonesia is concerned? They get bucketloads of money from Australia, have their denials of police corruption accepted without question, and persuade Rudd that a regional talkfest is a really, really worthwhile event.
What rubbish all round.