MANY MANY more people try to enter our country illegally via AEROPLANE than the occasional leaky boat. That 10,000 figure is of course a TOTAL beat up. Typical tabloid rubbish. But all the paranoid idiots who think they 'own' Australia will be "OUTRAGED". They'll be writing to the press, and on obscure opinion forums, that these scumbags, bludgers and terrorists aboard their leaky boats should be repelled at all costs - - - - "STOP THE INVASION" they'll plead.

Yet, at the same time they are just simply too stupid to realise "THE" portal for illegal entry is, and always has been, our AIRPORTS.

But, nicely dressed people sneaking in relatively anonymously via aeroplane doesn't make front page TABLOID AND GOSSIP COLUMN NEWS does it. No sireeee, BUT those nasty looking, dirty, desperate degenerates (probably all terrorists) in those leaky boats make PERFECT "tabloid" subjects. Yep, lets scare the paranoid among us and publicise that 10,000 horrid invaders are now heading our way.

THAT'S HOW THEY SELL NEWSPAPERS FOLKS. THAT'S HOW THE GOSSIP TV SHOWS (MASQUERADING AS 'CURRENT AFFAIRS') GET AND KEEP THEIR AUDIENCE.

And the paranoid among us fall for it everytime - - - - they just love being outraged.

*Strong deterrent messages from
the Australian Government are not cutting through.*

Ah Foxy, you are so innocent to this world, it is really
sweet :) I mean that in an endearing sense.

The day will come when 50'000 turn up in a year, for
milions seek the cushy Australian lifestyle.

I'll then rub all your noses in it and point out that
I told you so, that the 1951 convention is out of date
and Australia needs to revise its agreement to it.

But you won't believe me, so as commonly happens,
people learn the hard way about the realities of this
world.

So be it, I simply shrug my shoulders these days,
the rest of you can deal with that reality when it hits
you.

There ya go people. Yabby told you first.

Forget about that 10,000 figure of horrid, terrorists invading us by leaky boat.

Now the figure is 50,000 a year. Yes, you heard it here first.

I'm sure Yabby always tells the truth, and gee his post was just soooooooo accurate and precise. AMAZING mathematical work there Yabbs!

I'm now off to get my gun licence renewed. Gotta protect myself against against the MULTITUDE of desperate terrorists in leaky boats.

*Gotta protect myself against against the MULTITUDE of desperate terrorists in leaky boats.*

Do whatever you like Mister, you would not be the first nutcase
to post on OLO :)

As a relative newby here, you are probably not aware that I
have previously offered to charter the QE 2, to bring them
here safely, given that the boat trip and its safety seems to be peoples biggest concern.

So how many do you think that Australia should take? 100'000
a year, double or triple that? It can be arranged lol.

My point all along as been the inconsistancy between our
signature of the 1951 convention, its misuse these days,
and our boat people policy. No politician seems to have
the guts to tackle it and fix it. So we waddle on as best
we can and Kevi just blames those "evil" smugglers.

Europe already has the problem of hundreds of thousands a
year applying, the learnt the hard way and are fighting them
off with sticks.

As the global population heads from 6 million to 9 billion,
clearly the same thing will happen here. The easier we make
it, the more will come.

But its not up to me to decide how many hundred thousand
should arrive. They will go to Sydney, Melbourne, the Gold
Coast etc, not to the backblocks of WA lol.

So its not my concern, but others concern. I am simply
pointing out the realities.

I think you know, that if you are party to blowing up foreign countries then an inflow of refugees should be like you know..expected!

Well Leigh get well soon.
I am proudly left of you, however my views are not supported much on my side of the fence.
Let us look at the issue, Australia is just one of the nations being targeted.
Europe is turning many times ten thousand away each year.
Yabby has a point, like it or not MOST Aussies would not like to see us trade in our culture in a rush to say multi Culturism is our only aim.
We however have much room to talk here, do we care if so many starve to death?
Are we concerned about leadership of some country's forcing these folk to flee or die?
Would we expect help if it was us?
What do those most concerned dislike, race? or is it religion? is it colour? culture?
Are we to question the humanity of boat people?
can we stop ALL of them coming?
In about 1960 a little short pommy teacher got me of guard, I was at school.
He got my interest with this statement,
if every person from a near neighbour jumped into the water to travel to our shores.
the survivors would out number us ten to one.
Nothing Rudd has done will stop them, nothing any one can do will.
Answers exist, we should not help keep wrong governments in power.
Not give aid that is miss used, not forget the humanity of boat people.
But Leigh I may well think on this issue more like you than true left.
the job is hard but we can not turn our back on it.
Even the very left saw some of its people thank John Howard for his actions and that red headed Queensland lady spoke for more Australians than I like.
We in the west should do more to help these nations keep their people at home.