Boat people - a "passing irritant" apparently

Pre election Abbott considered this his number on priority. Day after day, the Labor government was pummelled on all sides about the issue. Those seeking asylum were demonised and the Australian people were made to feel unsafe in their own country because of  "illegals" that had to be stopped. Abbott had not just one but 3 different 'policies' in place to deal with the catastrophe that was occuring in this country.

 

But now that he is in charge, the issue is only a "passing irritant".

 

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/tony-abbott-says-boats-issue-with-indonesia-a-...

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@poddster wrote:

am*3 are you saying that  because someone is bigger and has more brawn it should be acceptable to give into their demands?

 

I have been there  if it allowed to happen it will become the norm.

 

 


LOLOL

 

yeah, you have and it already has, eh?


Some people can go their whole lives and never really live for a single minute.
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I have heard a few people voice their concerns about ... our dictator PM

 

i find that hard to believe

 

name two 

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Alexander Downer needs to hop back in his cage,

 

 

i agreed with his comments

 

 

he is not the Minister of Foreign affairs any longer, and hasn't been for some time.

 

 

doesnt matter really, hes still entitled to an opinion

 


Signatures suck.
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@*ibis wrote:

I have heard a few people voice their concerns about ... our dictator PM

 

i find that hard to believe

 

name two 


Lakeland

 

Donnashuggy

 

Just me Karen

 

 

 

that's just off the top of my head!


Some people can go their whole lives and never really live for a single minute.
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@izabsmiling wrote:

Illegal boats, illegal immigrants or simply illegals: it's terminology the Federal Opposition uses regularly but experts in refugee law says such descriptions are deliberate misrepresentations.

 

By Greg Dyett. (Transcript from World News Australia Radio)
26th August 2013 
 

 

 

edited ; to add link  http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2013/04/29/tony-abbott-wrong-talk-illegals

 

 


 

Show me where the Federal Opposition has used the term "illegal immigrants" or "illegals" when referring to asylum seekers?

 

I have heard the term "illegal entries" being used, which, according to experts in refugee law, is acceptable.

 

 

 

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@*ibis wrote:

I have heard a few people voice their concerns about ... our dictator PM

 

i find that hard to believe

 

name two 


LOL  I can tell you from experience, our PM ain't no dictator

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@crikey*mate wrote:

@*ibis wrote:

I have heard a few people voice their concerns about ... our dictator PM

 

i find that hard to believe

 

name two 


Lakeland

 

Donnashuggy

 

Just me Karen

 

 

 

that's just off the top of my head!


the top of your head tells you that another poster has heard 3 other posters voice their opinions ? Interesting

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@**meep** wrote:

@*ibis wrote:

I have heard a few people voice their concerns about ... our dictator PM

 

i find that hard to believe

 

name two 


LOL  I can tell you from experience, our PM ain't no dictator


I can tell you as someone born in this Country that he is the closest I have ever known as a Dictator ....it isn't something I want to see any of in this Country .

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No Meep, I will not show you .That has been done many times in the past .The link was added as reference re terminology  for us .So many very obvious deflections from the real issues or rather what we have been being told are our real issues

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@*ibis wrote:

I have heard a few people voice their concerns about ... our dictator PM

 

i find that hard to believe

 

name two 


a check out worker at a Supermarket

My husband

My brother 

a bus driver

our water carter 

a teacher 

a friend who is an aged care nurse 

there you go more than two .

 

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