It is rather worrying that clowns like this bloke can actually get into our diplomatic service, & worse, be our representative anywhere, let alone Muslim countries, where his sympathise obviously lie.

I find it galling that this far from patriotic clown is drawing a comfortable pension from the taxpayers he so obviously hates.

He really does qualify as a fully hide bound idiot in recommending a continuation, or even escalation of the crazy Rudd/Gillard policies that got us into this mess. Follow his ideas & we will be leaving Greece far behind in the bankruptcy stakes.

Yes we are in trouble, but we don't need this dill to tell us. All thinking Ozzies knew we were in trouble the day Rudd was elected.

The loss of our golden egg laying goose in our mining boom will require a huge reduction in wasteful spending, which should start with a huge reduction of the excessively generous benefits paid to retired bureaucrats.

THe boats can't be stopped. Oh thats right Bruce you now have egg all over your face. Instead of facing the fact you and your mates were wrong, your hatred of Abbott oozes at a greater rate. I suggest its not Abbott who is morally bankrupt. The decline of the 'lucky 'country more or less started with the increasing influence of lefties like yourself dominating the public broadcasters and brainwashing the kids.

This was never the lucky country. The financial elites have always owned and controlled us. The difference being currently is that China and Russia are no longer slaves of our Western Imperial banking system. This is why Aust and Britain want to join the AIIB or Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank initiated by China. Many countries are deserting the Rothschild banking cartel and looking to China as an escape from total melt down.

World GDP = $70 trillion. World debt= $200 trillion. World derivative gambling market = $1000 trillion they admit to. This coming collapse will make the Great Depression seem like a walk in the park.

Hi Arjay,

China has maybe five to ten years before its demography and no-interest loan policies catch up with it.

Ateday, the thinker,

Don't get too far up yourself. Ah, thinkers, the precious few who really know, not like the rest of us hoi-polloi.

A refugee queue ? Of course there is. Out of forty five million refugees - genuine refugees - world-wide, how many do you reckon have gone through all the right steps and filled out the application forms, and then waited ? How many refugees in that camp in northern Kenya with 300,000 people could afford to get on a boat ? Or could afford a pot to ..... ?

I wonder how Abbott can be blamed for the Nepal disaster ........ Never mind, some 'thinker' will find a way.

Joe