Been an interesting swim in the warm waters of OLO this morning.
I have seen us who think Turnbull may comeback branded funny but closed minds and all that.
This thread is another switched to the boats rather than its intended path.
*Do we care*
Do we want to resolve the issue or Abbott like turn it in to a weapon?
If today the ALP installed the very little of Howard,s policy,s the boats would still come at the same volume?
We would not, for the sake of returning 4 from 200 as Howard did, upset our neighbor.
We will, this very week, see improvements in controlling the arrivals.
If Labor wins the election, and can get it past the air wasters senate, stop them dead.
Malaysia will be implemented.
Yes pain and all that seems the best and maybe only way to do it,

Beach, That is all well and good and I do not dispute the fact that the boats have to be stopped, nor do I dispute that the Howard solution was effective at the time. However times change, can Abbott categorically guarantee that "having contacted the Indonesian authorities for cooperation, (cooperation will be) given." Last October Abbott had the opportunity to raise this very issue at the highest level in Indonesia, he failed to do so, Why? Was Abbott afraid a rebut from Indonesia would destroy his slogan policy of "I'll turn back the boats."
As a politician Abbott is well aware that a slogan is not policy, but is designed to appeal to the bottom feeders in society, I will admit it is a vote winner, but is it the way an aspiring PM should act.

No comments on the lie that Abbot is going to put Australian infrastructure at the top of his agenda. The one infrastructurer promise was building an agrarian utopia at the top end of Australia to feed Asia’s growing population.
He knows there is huge potential market for food in Asia there always was. He
ethically right and it is possible but at enormous cost . Sadly he does not seem to understand the constraints standing it the way of his vision. However he must be aware of top end development failures in the past

PEST! my regards and thanks!
Great stuff I saw the pain and fear in your use of the word lie!
Just a tip from an old bloke, never let the other bloke know you are hurt.
He maybe hurt too and thinking of chucking in the towel.
Your next punch may take him out.
Having great day, all my pain and fear,years in the making is washed away.
Uncle Kevin is back and going strong.

Belly>> Having great day, all my pain and fear,years in the making is washed away.
Uncle Kevin is back and going strong.<<

I am glad to hear that china, we all like see treachery get it’s just reward....but Kev is the same old failure that he was while he governed.....anyone have a spare deck chair?

Paul 1405>> Beach, That is all well and good and I do not dispute the fact that the boats have to be stopped, nor do I dispute that the Howard solution was effective at the time. However times change,<<

Yes Paul we went from a sovereign nation to a turnstile for economic venture capitalists…..another Kev policy that cost us BILLIONS.

My local teaching hospital will not take on any new cancer cases…..no bloody money for us….BILLIONS for strangers. Kevin or Gillard they are incompetent clowns by their own track record.