They are not boat people, so they don't deserve compassion from the state.

Spindoc/Shadow Minister how low can we go?
What is it costing us to send help, WHO CARES?
IF Tony Abbott and his hangers on are not held accountable for trash such as this thread this country is in a dark place.
If our mate ship with our ANZAC cousins has to be dragged thought unthinking mud like this I will migrate.
Sad gentlemen, sad.

Well I agree it is an insensitive thread at this point in time, however, I will bet it is an issue that we will be faced with in the up coming weeks.

My concern is, has madam PM set a very dangerous precedence.

Let it die rechtub please.
Some how I think you and I could have a beer with out coming to blows.
May even have two.
But I look at life a little differently, as I should.
You have big money I never will.
I have been hungry you most probably never have.
I understand [now it is a belief I could be wrong] no party is purely good or bad.
I happen to think we are at an all time low ,on both sides right now.
You will have noted I distrust and dislike Julia Gillard.
You will take to me for my view,an honest one, Abbott Pyne are worse.
You are quite wrong here, this thread was purely offensive, three posters, you are one, made it worse.
Governments should not have to cost caring.
Gillards sins exist but not the charges the little man Abbott uses.
She can not be trusted, played far too big a roll in Rudd's impersonation of a rabbit stunned in the spotlight.
I think bloke you should give, a few bob ,with the thought in mind just maybe right now some one is laying under the rubble in fear and pain.
It is time we thought about our family New Zealand, even if they flog us in Rugby are family, warning they must not do it in cricket.

I have no idea what you are all talking about.

We had heard gossip the other day about cheap flights - is that the subject? I saw a bit of clip on TV about them - I think it was Mr Rudd saying it.

Sent a teenage girl back home to her mother in Ch-Ch yesterday, we could not find these cheap flights and then got told it was only domestic NZ flights. Only thing that worked (and yes she was in tears for days) was an old fashioned booking and money.

Jewely, my point exactly. Sad isn't it!