Censorship at the Source.

[lakeland27]

The new government has a solution to the false expectations it raised with the promise to stop the boats it seems. simple. censor the arrival data by stopping the previous practice of the immigration dept releasing media alerts when a boat turns up or asks for assistance. this is the simplest and most effective way of hiding the true level of success or otherwise. censorship .. is the 'freedom of the press' that conservative catchcry merely another slogan they spruik without actually believing in it for one moment ?

[just_me_karen]

Thanks. Proved my point.

[*ibis]

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@just_me_karen wrote:
Thanks. Proved my point.

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OMG im laughing so hard my sideis sore

[catsnknots]

because he has a sense of humour maybe??? just guessin. 

[debra9275]

Just watching it on the news now,

Maybe he's pretending he's stopped them lol

[donnashuggy]

I thought it was the libs announcing boat arrivals when Labor was in power, what that wrong?

[lakeland27]

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@donnashuggy wrote:

I thought it was the libs announcing boat arrivals when Labor was in power, what that wrong?

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 no, labor had the Dept release them to the media as they came.  hiding them can only work short-term anyway, when it spills out it will make them look worse if anything. and the figures will get out.

[donnashuggy]

the libs don't stop talking about the number of boat arrivals under labor though...

[lakeland27]

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@donnashuggy wrote:

the libs don't stop talking about the number of boat arrivals under labor though...

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that will lose its shine soon enough.  peoples heads will turn toward them next

[donnashuggy]

[*pepe]

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@just_me_karen wrote:
Yes I agree with Eloi too. Australians should be angry that Abbott is being so dishonest and underhanded, not yet a week into his leadership.

Thinking people would have been forewarned by his support of the mal brough corruption.,,

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i absolutely agree with this.

Anyone who still trusts him to be transparent and honest - good luck with that.