Today, the 700th illegal boat arrived under Labor’s watch

nero_bolt
Community Member

The latest arrival of two vessels carrying 157 people takes the total number of illegal boats that have arrived on Labor’s watch past 700.


 


Over 42,000 people have arrived on 701 boats since the Rudd-Gillard Government dismantled the Howard Government’s border protection regime.


 


Labor’s decision to dismantle the Howard Government’s policies has put our country’s security at risk.


It has cost hundreds of lives lost at sea and resulted in thousands of people entering our communities without rigorous security checks.


 


Every illegal boat arrival cost Australians $12.8 million (on average) – and that’s money which could otherwise go to fund hospitals, roads and help repay debt.


 


It has seen border protection cost blowouts of more than $10 billion for a system that does not work – that’s money which could otherwise fund hospitals, roads and help repay debt.


 


Labor’s mismanagement has also included the detention of a convicted jihadist terrorist in low security family accommodation at Inverbrackie in South Australia.


 


This jihadist was a member of the terrorist organisation Egyptian Islamic Jihad, which merged with al Qaeda in 2001, many years before his arrival by boat.


 


With an average of 100 people now arriving every day, Australia cannot afford three more years of Labor failure.


 


 


 


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You do realise that the boats will continue under Abbott should we be that unfortunate.


he will probably rue the day he didn't back a regional processing centre as the expert panel recomended, if he wins, this is going to be the enjoyable part.

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I take it you heard the indonesians have scuttled his so-called plan this week (again)


 

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The “stop the boats” rhetoric dog-whistles the community’s xenophobes and bigots.


 


Paula Matthewson


 


Pray tell, OP, how Mr Abbott is going to stop the boats? (without any assitance from the Indonesians and with criticism of his plan by the Navy).


 

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Yup !! JOOLYA!!, Moving forward and upward


 


 



 

I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.
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poddster - what is your understanding on how TA will stop the boats if the Opposition win the next election?


 


Silly graphs and photos don't show much about policy.

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He will row up to each boat wearing his budgie smugglers and scare it away !

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Ha ha, no he will send Scott Morrison on a mission to bore them away from here.

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:^O


 


Thank you deja vu.. an answer to my question.. better than the stony silence from the Abbott supporters.

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Just for you to ponder am*3.


 


Let us suppose that you had your house invaded because you had an open window and the invader demanded that you feed clothe shelter and entertain them.


 


Would you be ok with that?


 


Now lets suppose that a person came to your front door and requested help, would you not be more inclined to give aid in that instance?


 


When it all boils down the uninvited border invader is no different to the uninvited home invader that I have just described.


 


Would you not agree?


 

I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.
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