Dear Belly,

Here's another point of view on the asylum seeker
issue that you may find interesting:

http://www.themonthly.com.au/blog-asylum-seeker-policy-stalemate-hope-robert-manne-3938

Lexi,

The premise of the article is that now Labor has no chance at re election, it should go back on Juliar's off shore promise, and follow through with on shore processing, and scrapping mandatory protection.

I wonder how many Labor MPs would exist after that?

This from the same author is interesting:

http://www.themonthly.com.au/blog-long-goodbye-explaining-gillard-s-collapse-robert-manne-4815

Lexi here is a simple truth.
It may be unpleasant, unpalatable to some.
But we should never avoid truth.
I give no special understanding to your links author.
He watches the country from a different tree than me.
Here is the truth, Australians, no more or no less than any other country, are a bit racist.
NO! not to every one, but some.
Unpleasant as it is, hurtful too, a few Muslim Refugees/Migrants, concern us.
Truth is always of value.
Enough voters are concerned enough to change governments on this issue.
They are not the greens,not true Liberals who take on even their party, not Labor voters.
But all of them.
Malaysia, was 800 and take 4.000.
I think it would be the first block, repeated often.
And I think,true, Australians will take more migrants, but are not EVER going to see boat people as other than unwanted.
Here is the heart of the matter,greens and nice folk, will be upset with me.
It will change nothing.
Australians put Howard back time and again, partly because he stopped the boats.
Harsh? Hard? True those wanting an open door, any easing up is that, are the minority.
Now I must defend again, my self and my country men and women.
We told Labor post Howard's first victory, in meetings, PC was unwanted.
We know migration built our country, we know most migrates just want a new life.
Lexi, and others, say as you wish, but men walking our city's calling me Kangaroo, carrying guns are no help.
A fact, walk in my youthful living away from home work place Granville, feel the fear, tell me then I am to blame, for being in the growing majority.