IT WOULD BE NICE
TO KNOW WHAT THE AUTHOR THINKS OF HER REPLIES?
[You have to seE WE are all..just 12 year old punks..With a keybored]
OR OLD FARTZ..GIVING THEIR EYES A BREAK...pointing fingers aT KEY BORED WITH SELF.

did you talk with julia?
if you going to do it again..can i come too?

Critics of Ms Vertigan’s behaviour need to respect that she puts her words into action and stimulates debate. Sadly much of the reaction is unconstructive, anonymous and abusive. It’s time On Line Opinion filtered out the rubbish.
Unfortunately Ms Vertigan’s actions don’t help resolve the dilemma no-one seems prepared to tackle.
The boats must be stopped because of the dangers and because the system favors only those with money. The people smugglers don’t ship the most persecuted - only those with the cash.
Meanwhile millions of poor deserving refugees don’t get the chance to flee. That’s clearly wrong.
Long ago Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa urged a regional solution. This made sense, though no country (including Indonesia) made any real attempts (like stopping visa-free entry and curbing immigration corruption) because asylum seekers aren’t a major political concern.
This left Australia alone – and like it or not, toughness deters. Nobody transits through Singapore. This is a primitive reality and nasty truth. I’m no fan of Mr Morrison’s policies, but recognise the logic in his comment that the right to resettlement is not a ticket to a first world economy.
We may have the space and means to resettle large numbers – but do we have the capacity to accept? Maintaining social cohesion is vital for everyone, from newcomers to first fleeters.
If we all live long enough we may yet see Ms Bishop, Mr Abbott and others facing an international human rights inquiry into their failure to find a better way. Also on trial should be those authorities in Malaysia, Indonesia and other countries that allowed the asylum seekers to transit.
Not present will Ms Vertigan and others who at least took a stand.

Laura, Go back to sleep, take a valium as Prozac is not your thing and dream happy thoughts of a better world.
Until Allah eats pork

Excellent post up there, OUG

Wit like that so rare on a thread like this.

@imajulianutter, Monday, 21 April 2014 3:23:13 PM, "You guys have got Thoreau’s Essay on Civil Disobedience a little wrong"

Well said and the remainder of your post is spot on as well.

Well Mr Duncan Graham,
The people who voted them in should front the commission ( hope there's room for us all).
You mention that Australia has the capacity and mean's but ask yourself this question: Have you seen any Politian take in a refugee, provide suitable accommodation, food, education, Health care and the rest with assistance from the taxpayer. How many can you take into your household without diminishing your current living standard - Let's say 100 Would you still have the same compassion. You would probably say yes of course but other's in our community have sent a clear message NO and therefore we are all to be held accountable for our actions.
Have you been to Centrelink recently It is like being in Africa, Sri Lanka or some Middle-eastern nation. Some of this money is being sent to their homelands so the "people Smuggler's" can proper.
People like Laura wish to ease their conscience by opening our's - Well the polls speak for themselves and guess what "WE WON."
So if bleeding hearts want a country like the one's the UNWANTED have come from then WIN the next election.
( Yeah right - Until Allah eats pork)