Jayb,
I once saw a plasterer screw his hand to a piece of ceiling batten with a tek gun while back blocking a join, it happens, we had a devil of a job freeing him because he was at the top of a step ladder.
What was the list of minor parties, if you please?

Philip is another Butch, Julia was to talk to Malaysia in Russia, another day another place. We will need malaysia, Nauru will fill within days. I don't see why the boats will stop coming. On the other hand Malaysia has a definite outcome, and far better chance of being a boat stopper. Refugees are on the move around the world, and drowning in great numbers.

@ 579 [who continues to believe the Malaysian NON-solution will stop the flow --‘cause his party told him so]

We don’t need the Malaysian NON-solution
All we need is a little bit of resolution.

SAY NO TO OPPORTUNISTS MASQUERADING AS "ASYLUM SEEKERS".

J of M: What was the list of minor parties, if you please?

There's hundreds of them. Here's just a few of the top of my head.

Democratic Labor Party.
Katters Australian Party.
Australia First Party,
One Nation.
& even the Australian Sex Party, if you are so inclined.

Anyone except the two useless self serving bullies we have at the moment.

I would have thought that the most effective way of disrupting the people smugglers would be to follow the money trail. If these folk are being charged a minimum of $US5000 per passenger it should not be that hard to track the money trail, find out who bought the boat, who recruited the crew and who collects the fares.
Again, Indonesia needs to step up and show that they are interested in stemming the flow and it is their lack of commitment that is frustrating our efforts.

Back to the business in hand.

There is a lot of bitching on what will not work. The big question is. What will or might work?

Does anyone here have a suggestion that will or might work. Please don't say, "It's not my job." Just think of a possible solution, post it & we'll debate it.