With the recent announcement, that the Malasians won't accept the boats being towed back, one has to question why we are helping them, with foriegn aid, WITH BORROWED MONEY mind you, and I would suggest that at the very least we should stop this aid until they stop the boats leaving.

Indonesia said they would not take the boats back, simply stop foreign aid to both countries. If they are stupid enough to let them in they should suffer the consequences rather than deliberately palm them off to us.

Australia's foreign aid program is designed to deliver aid to ordinary people in third world countries to improve their basic standard of living. Many of our programs make the difference between life and death for people, including children.
These two would deny aid, which literally saves children's lives, use that denial, and the deaths of children and babies, as a political weapon to force third world governments to toe the line. How insensitive can some be? Then again for these conservatives it just an extension of their "gun boat" mentality.

Paul1405 - Quote "Many of our programs make the difference between life and death for people, including children."

While we pay for there citizens well being they can use more of there money to build up there military capabilities, money which they should be spending on there own citizens.
Isn't it great to live next to an idiot called Australia.

2 years ago we were giving aid to Indonesia who at the time were in monetary surplus while we were Billions in debt.

Malaysia are $22,800,000,000 in surplus yet we give them money.

Paul, surely your not nieve enough to think the aid actually gets to those in most need.

Paul please. Anyone who is old enough to post on the net is definitely too bloody old to talk such bull dust.

If you want to talk to adults you have to talk like one.