turn back boats policy doomed to failure

[not_an_eloi]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-18/barrie-on-asylum-seeker-boat-policy-dound-to-fail/4965582

anybody watch border security - australia's front line    7 network @ 7.30 last evenin'

reality   -  far from wot abbrot and cohorts would 'ave australians believe.

why's AMSA's site been gagged from givin' australians current incident reports.   hmmm ..

[izabsmiling]

Ibis, Our PM  Tony Abbott's words suggest that he recognises the importance of our relationship with Indonesia.

this from when he was PM Elect ;

Australian prime minister-elect announces cabinet

Posted 17 September 2013, 0:35 AEST

Australia Network News

Australia's incoming Prime Minister Tony Abbott has announced his new hardline on asylum seekers will start to take effect within 24 hours. MrAbbott campaig...

 http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2013-09-17/australian-prime-ministerelect-announces-c...

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Prime Minister Elect, Tony Abbott  acknowledges the important of the relationship  we have with Indonesia ...saying that in many respects ,it is our most important relationship by virtue of size,proximity and potential..

a relationship that he says wasn't always handled well by the former Government.Tony Abbott is determined to get the relationship off "to a good start"..and that he hopes to have the same relationship John Howard did with Indonesia.

 he also declares that the co-operation with the authorities in Indonesia WILL become more vigorous .

He refers the asylum seeker issue as a 'A Stand or Fall issue"

[tommy.irene]

101 snipe..

[just_me_karen]

5 boats arrived with for sale signs on them 😄

Ok I saw it on twitter so it may or may not be true.

[*ibis]

thats so funny i forgot to laugh

[kennedia_nigricans]

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@izabsmiling wrote:

Ibis, Our PM  Tony Abbott's words suggest that he recognises the importance of our relationship with Indonesia.

this from when he was PM Elect ;

Australian prime minister-elect announces cabinet

Posted 17 September 2013, 0:35 AEST

Australia Network News

Australia's incoming Prime Minister Tony Abbott has announced his new hardline on asylum seekers will start to take effect within 24 hours. MrAbbott campaig...

 http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2013-09-17/australian-prime-ministerelect-announces-c...

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

Prime Minister Elect, Tony Abbott  acknowledges the important of the relationship  we have with Indonesia ...saying that in many respects ,it is our most important relationship by virtue of size,proximity and potential..

a relationship that he says wasn't always handled well by the former Government.Tony Abbott is determined to get the relationship off "to a good start"..and that he hopes to have the same relationship John Howard did with Indonesia.

 he also declares that the co-operation with the authorities in Indonesia WILL become more vigorous .

He refers the asylum seeker issue as a 'A Stand or Fall issue"

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does that mean that he will be a man of honour and step back when he failed to stop the boats?

[kennedia_nigricans]

when i first read about the "buying the boats" idea i thought it was a satire.

[newstart2380]

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@lakeland27 wrote:

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@poddster wrote:

There should be an addition to the "when it is safe to do so"

That addition should read the rescue of people put at risk by deliberate sabotage should be carried out only "if it is safe to do so"

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it appears it is almost never 'safe to do so' the entire thing, the policy . its rubbish. the move to hide the actual numbers is virtual confession of that.

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more negative blah blah LL, concrats i writing an actual sentence which is a nice change from your 2 or 3 word comments.

[just_me_karen]

Is "negative blah blah" an oxymoron or a hypocrisy, or some other figure of speech?

[lakeland27]

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@just_me_karen wrote:
Is "negative blah blah" an oxymoron or a hypocrisy, or some other figure of speech?

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 it's merely a reflection of the fears its acolytes hold for this government after only a few days. if they are defensive already thats a sure sign.

[the_great_she_elephant]

poddster wrote:

There should be an addition to the "when it is safe to do so"

That addition should read the rescue of people put at risk by deliberate sabotage should be carried out only "if it is safe to do so"

So, Poddy, are we to assume from that you would be happy for our Govenment to leave women and children to drown because the men in charge of their boat took it upon themsleves to render it unseaworthy.