With a larger than needed campaign emphasis on "stopping the boats" it seems strange to then bury the figures. I feel several figures won't be released under some flimsy excuse of "sensitive or ongoing security".

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@catmad*2013 wrote:

100% agree with this... stop announcing the successful arrival of every boat so that the people waiting to leave Indonesia for our shores don't know if they will arrive or not... this is key to deterring people from taking a trip that could very well in death for them and their little children that they so willing put on a boat without even a life jacket. 

 

The ALP even announced when a boat was intercepted and everyone was picked up like a taxi service. 

 

I do think that there should be a periodic announcement of total arrivals as we do need to ensure that the plan is working but to make the announcement like a plane arriving is wrong. 

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if you truly honestly believe what you have posted here, then I have a bridge for sale and you have first option to buy..

 are these still classed as being vandalised then ?

Alan Moir, SMH

It's trickery

mad morrison adopts a drip-feed mushroom policy towards the australian public -  feed 'em dung and keep 'em in the dark.

report of one intercept/arrival of about 30 people on christmas island, on ABC website.

I thought this was a bit strange from Tony Abbott, which he announced  shortly after he was invested as PM and was shown on TV.

...says he won't be talking to the media unless he has something to say.....

The media can't question him about his actions/policies etc?

I guess they can question him, but unless he has something to say, I guess he's not going to answer..

I would have interpreted that as he wasn't going to approach the media unless he had a specific announcement to make. Rather than just use them for publicity kind of thing.

I'm not sure if politicians work like that though, I'mm just thinking of how celebrities tip off the media when they go on holidays etc if they want some publicity iykwim.

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@*ibis wrote:

OMG im laughing so hard my eyes are watering

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I think you may  be  confusing yourself with a hyena, Ibis. 

I see they are still milling about in shock and PPTSD, so allow me to provide some help and posting balm :-

The boat arrivals are to be announced at a weekly press conference, (“Briefings on these matters will be made under Operation Sovereign Borders on a weekly basis,”"

Those  who wish to have an exciting daily report can research (ha),  or rely on the main staging post for feed back. However I feel some sympathy for those eager to keep updated, so allow me:

Sept. 22nd.

"It has been a week since the last asylum seekers came ashore at Christmas Island. On Sunday last week, babies, young children and pregnant women were among those rescued by the HMAS Ballarat and delivered to detention on the island. There were an estimated 76 asylum seekers on that vessel, bringing the total number of asylum seekers to arrive post-election to 480 at that time. Today’s arrival of an estimated 30 people is expected to push the total past 500."

The pain will subside!