What is Labor hiding, the reason I ask the question is now within 2 weeks 3 boatloads of refugees in Indonesian waters have been transported to Australia the latest today was approx 50 km from Indonesian land. So another between 130 and 180 refugees get to jump the Que.
This is a very dangerous precedent because now all the smugglers have to do is get 50 KM from land declare they are in trouble and they will be picked up by the Australian navy and transported to Australia. This latest one defies any rational explanation, the boat was less than 50Km from Indonesia and heading back to Indonesia not to Christmas Island 370km away.
Note also Indonesia was in surplus in 2011 by $5,704,000,000 But Australia was BILLION of dollars in debt yet we are giving them more aircraft and communications equipment etc.
Why do we even keep the navy there, why can't Indonesia rescue people less than 50KM away.

I share your abject disgust, Philip.

Before we get too disgusted - lets first
get the facts. The following link may help:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20120704/as-australia-asylum-seekers/

Thanks Lexi. But how can I not be disgusted by this?

Any thinking person, except perhaps Sara Hanson-Young and Marilyn Shepherd, would be heartily sickened by the whole onshore asylum-seeking debacle.

How can our government not have dealt with it by now??

How could that complete #$@#%^ of a PM, K Rudd, have opened up this whole saga again, after it had been dealt with by Howard?

How…… on……. earth……. did that happen?? ?? ?? ??

That boat more than likely would not have continued except they sent a distress message if the Australian navy boats was not sitting next to them they would have gone back as the Indonesian navy would not escort them to a 4 star luxury holiday at taxpayer expense.
The other 2 boats that sank were in Indonesian waters but Australian boats got there first all survivors transported to Australia. 1 of them even on a chartered 737 plane.
Border protection is a joke border taxi service is a more appropriate definition.
It is costing Million to provide this taxi service in the disguise of border protection.

Yes, & the fool woman thinks that once we get used to her rip off carbon dioxide tax, all will be forgiven.

One has to start to think that she is well aware we are going to kick her out so hard her eyes will water, & she is there for setting us up with as much future trouble as she possibly can.

If we find her guilty of treason, would that cancel the huge pension we are going to be paying the witch after we chuck her out. She must be close to having a case to answer now.