Today, IPA's Daniel Wild wonders why the Ruby Princess cruise ship was allowed to disembark some 2,700 passengers last Thursday in Sydney, 130 of whom have tested positive for the coronavirus.

The IPA would probably not have allowed that amazing bungle to occur had they really been running the country, or at least NSW, as Mr. Buckley claims they are. But then, anyone could do a better job of running NSW than poor Gladys is.

BTW: could someone tell Mr.Buckley that Tony Abbott is no longer a person of interest; he is yesterday's man, not even in politics, replaced by an independent Lefty, then by a Liberal party Lefty.

If you want to stop people drowning at sea, why not provide them with a safe alternative?
Aidan,
How about a suggestion for an alternative that doesn't require leaving their countries in the first place ?
I suggest those who think like you should avail themselves to go there & prevent people from becoming refugees so they won't need to board boats & other countries won't need to lock them away.

Oh Aiden so you suggest having open borders now? The virtue signalling Jacinda does not agree with you.

Agree!

What won't, full of it, control freak, power Junkies, [no names no pack drill,] do to get, wield and retain power?

And bugger my poor bugger country!
Alan B.

Not open borders, runner, just approachable borders. Obviously there will have to be severe temporary restrictions due to COVID19, but I'm referring to the medium to long term situation.

As fr virtue signalling... isn't it better to signal virtue than signal vice?

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>How about a suggestion for an alternative that doesn't require leaving their countries in the first place ?
That would of course be far preferable, but how could it be made to work? Countries have sovereignty. We can't control their laws, nor how they're enforced (or not enforced) let alone the illegal actions that those in power take to hang on to it.

I'd be in favour of strengthening the UN to help prevent the problems, though I'm not claiming it would be very effective in doing so. But ISTR you oppose even doing that?

Don't rely on the UN. The UN will support open borders.
Don't look anywhere else for a solution. Why do think everyone says;
"We should adopt the Australian Solution."
I have never heard that anyone has evidence that Australia deliberatly
or indeed accidentally sank a illegal immigrant boat.
Even so many more drowned in the Med.