LF,

As to what people believe, just have a look at this analysis from the left wing Essential Research. Only 21% favour on shore processing.

http://www.essentialmedia.com.au/best-way-of-processing-of-asylum-seekers/#more-2676

The off shore in any country (ie Malaysia) gets only 11% support. A surprising 28% go even further and want the boats turned around.

http://www.smh.com.au/national/most-prefer-pacific-solution-poll-finds-20100606-xn85.html

Shows that 2/3rds prefer a return to the pacific solution.

So before you depart on your flights of fantasy, remember, if it looks like a duck and sounds like a duck it probably is a duck.

It was a storm, storms happen. Nearly 1,000 people were killed in the Philipines by a storm, who can we blame for that now.

And why do the media even pretend to let the pollies pretend to care that some refugees drowned when all the media in this country actively and openly support the slaughters in Afghanistan and Iraq and then whine about the victims coming here.

Haven't heard anyone say we should stop the stupid wars.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30035.htm

Like this little gem for an example.

It is nothing to do with saving lives, we don't care about the live ones so why pretend to care about the dead ones.

Marylin,
I didn't even bother reading any of the posts because I knew how it would turn out. You are so right with your comment. Why is it Australia that's made to feel guilty by a bunch of its own ? It's the war mongers who are to blame , no-one else ! Stop the wars & religion & no more refugees, full stop.
I shudder at the knowledge how many still cannot see that so much of this is agenda based.
Keep on running around with the rose-coloured blinkers & before long there'll be an Australia by name only.

Marilyn,
Reports say the boat capsized.
This suggests overloading, not weather.
Remember most of these people have probably never been at sea previously
and did not realise the effect of many being high in the vessel.
What surprises me is that the crew would even consider going out of
the harbour. Most of them are reported to be fishermen.
The crew should be prosecuted for manslaughter.

Bazz I respect and quite like you, true.
But you are in way above your level of understanding, rude? yes maybe.
But you hold nothing in reserve in blasting my party, even when wrong.
Had Gillard, put that Bill before the lower house and lost it, an outcome she knew would happen, past,not now, Governments may have been forced to call an election.
NOTHING happened, even your side has put a bill before the house, then not voted for it.
Shadow Minister,we all get it wrong, me too.
I measure a man by his actions.
You Sir got it very wrong.
And seem not to be man enough to say so.
I rest my case.
Life is not about niceness kindness and that is the truth.
Uniquely those wanting on shore processing and acceptance of just about every one.
Think, us the majority, the realists, are awful.
And well educated and all can not/ will not see open doors are invitations.
MATHEMATICS helpful always!
How many under stand an open door will see AT THE LEAST a million in ten years, and maybe five times that in the next ten?
Democracy is about the best over all out comes, never minority ruling.
Never about blind humanitarianism that will destroy our life style here.
Give food give aid remove dictators give these folk home land but not mine.
Once here the bleeding hearts inform us we must except not just another culture but one KNOWN WORLD WIDE to want to change ours.
Last I challenge the greens the true humanitarians the just uninformed.
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE ABOUT NORTH KOREA?
NEGATIVE MAN went on record this day he only wants his plan no others.
SM is that ok?
No talks no discussions just NO NO NO .

But wait hope exists.
I walk on my own reputation here in very dirty gum boots.
My life time union /party has many who despise me for this.
But the Rudd dismissal was poorly done,we the voters never got a look in.
Gillard never was going to be loved, like it or not men will/have judged her for the wrong reasons.
I admire her past her achievements.
But she must go.
No trick nothing, can see her other than trounced .
She spent her last penny in insulting Kevin Rudd at conference.
Julie, and backers, your victory, the giggling behind the scenes at that childlike victory hurt our party.
People had just started to turn on NEGATIVE MAN, and you reminded them? that Bitchy behind the curtains victory's matter more than my party.
Despite the Lady's inability to control such urges I predict by the end of January NEGATIVE MAN will have slipped those poll points and More.
He is over reaching , the Greens Tony thank you, but ask you not cut down a tree for Christmas Bob may be hiding in it.