Lexi,

The illegal immigrants are coming on Indonesian boats, crewed by Indonesians, sailing from Indonesian ports, while Indonesia may not like it, there is nothing they can do to stop Australia turning the boats around. Also with Labor gone, they might well respond differently to competent ministers, as they also want to stop the human trafficking.

Dear SM,

Indonesia has made it quite clear that they will
not accept boats being turned around.
Mr Abbott knows this. You know this.
But keep on with the slogans. It's better than
telling the truth and coming up with real workable
solutions. Rhetoric and condemnation doesn't take
much effort. And if your slogans appeal to
certain voters in the community - and that's all
you've got on offer - who can blame you for going
with it.

cont'd ...

Here's a link that you should read:

http://www.independentaustralia.net/2013/politics/a-fair-go-for-prime-minister-julia-gillard/

dear oh dear and to think Mr Rudd would stick up his head again after the destruction he has caused by sucking up to the UN and trying to prove Howard policy uncompassionate. Labour are still so full of themselves that they can't even apologise for such a mess.

Lexi, what right does Kevin Rudd have to even enter into debate about boat arrivals, when it was he, almost single handedly, who created this mess in the first place.

He took an axe to a well proven system, a system that saw ONLY FOUR PEOPLE in detention when he gained office.

He should be banned for life of having anything what so ever to do with this issue, because he owes an awful lot to the tax payer, as it is he who is ultimately responsible for this mess, a mess that is depriving working Australians of their democratic rights, those rights being the fair and equitable distribution of THEIR TAXES.

Boy he's got a hide.

As for stopping the boats, that's a mammoth task, made even more difficult, thanks to the HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS WASTED by both he and his successor, Ms Gillard.

Step one, in my view, is to stop all aid to Indo until they stop the boats from leaving their waters.

Money talks, no matter what religion they follow.

As for policy, tell me Lexi, ACCURATELY, where is the REAL starting point?

Just how much do we owe?

How much has been committed in the future to the unfunded policies, like Gonski, NDIS, legislation that you are so proud of, but has not yet been implemented, or funded?

Now if you can answer these questions, then perhaps Mr Abbott can answer yours.

The whole fact of the matter is that we have just squandered a golden opportunity, as the mining boom we have just had, has only provided the funds for this governments waste.

Waste achieved through total imcompitence and miss management.

Thank god they will be gone, is all I can say.

Dear rehctub,

What utter nonsense you continually spout.
You need to do your research as to how much
it cost us under Mr Howard's scheme and
just what really happened there, plus the
global events at the time. Don't buy all
the spin and rhetoric you're being fed.
After all the money spent - most ended up in
Australia anyway. It simply didn't work -
no matter what you're told and believe.