Paul1405 - In Indonesia there are over 100,000 refugees in Malaysia there are more Will you be singing the same song if even 20% of them turned up at Christmas Island.
Your taxes will have to rise and other social programs for AUSTRALIANS will have to be cut or delayed.
I also say screw the International convention on refugees BASIC ECONOMICS, nearly 2,500 per month now. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

Paul if you are so concerned what do you do apart from advocate for the refugees in writing, have you opened your house to them (I bet not) do you donate money to them (I bet not)

Yep time Amnesty was banned as a subversive organisation, along with the Greens.

It must be accepted that Australians are incredibly stupid. It is people like you Paul1405 together with Sarah Hanson Young, Christine Milne etc that prompt the idealists and do-gooders from Amnesty International to push their feel good agenda onto the Australian people.
ALL YOU ACHIEVE WILL BE TO BURDEN US WITH A HOST OF UNSTABLE, UNSKILLED AND CENTRELINK DEPENDANT LAWYER ATTRACTANTS.

SILLER - It is not Australians that are incredibly stupid it is the political Labor party and Greens that are. Probably trying to grandstand to the international community instead of the people who elected them.
The majority of people are sick and tired of all these welfare for lifers coming and just want them stopped they can see the damage that will unfold in future years and the erosion of opportunities for there children.
Few weeks ago rally for refugees drew a crowd of 8 people in support of them.
Abbott has another good one cut the intake by 6,000 I like that.
Labor is increasing it to 27,000, not sure who will be taxed more to support that many welfare for lifers.

Starting with a common room, allow refugees 15hr/wk building public housing & food gardens for their keep http://bit.ly/S4EjvG

This is a minor issue and there's not much a liberal democratic government can do to reduce the number of arrivals.

The "crisis" is essentially propaganda manufactured by the Opposition and the Murdoch press, an Abbott government won't be able to take any more effective action either. If the Coalition becomes the next government the crisis will mysteriously 'disappear' from the headlines even if the number of arrivals doubles.