Well Gentlemen I am back.

We had a family emergency overnight.
But things are stable now.

I've read all of your posts and am
quite amazed at the depth of feeling towards
my postings.

However, I'm not insulted. Which I presume was
your aim because for any of you to insult me,
I must first value your opinion and seeing as none of you
have got it right - I will take it all as
simply stirring with no malice intended.

Now let us get back to the topic.

According to Michael Bachelard, Indonesia Correspondent,
in the Saturday Age newspaper, July 6, 2013,
"Indonesia has delivered a rebuke to Tony Abbott's
turn-back-the-boats policy, signing a communique warning
against this action. The communique, signed by Prime
Minister Kevin Rudd and Indonesian President Susilo
Bambang Yudhoyono, reinforces both countries' emphasis
on regional solutions to people smuggling."

"They stressed the importance of avoiding unilateral
actions which might jeopardise such a comprehensive
regional approach and which might cause operational or
other difficulties to any party," the communique said.

"The President of Indonesia proposed to call a conference
of "all parties" in the region, who he said must be
jointly responsible for the increasing flow of asylum
seekers and the power of people smugglers. He stated
that "Indonesia also receives thousands of boat people...
we have to manage this inflow and at the same time, if we are
the only ones solving this issue, it will not be fair."
The conference according to the Age will be held at the end
of this month.

It would involve countries such as Afghanistan, Iran and
Myanmar, where many refugees come from, countries such as
Indonesia that they pass through and Australia, their
destination.

It will be interesting to see what if anything develops
as a result.

- No policies from Kevin13.

- Just another talk fest and a chance to don another gay Batik shirt. Kevin07 used to have heaps and heaps of talk fests as most will remember.

- Kevin13 has jetted off again with the missus in that sweet luxury VIP jet. It doesn't produce 'poisonous carbon dioxide', apparently.

Yes, all already covered, but what about some answers?

onthebeach,

Any policy detail on Tony's "turn the boats around"?

Surely, for you to be criticising Rudd's "actual" efforts (in contrast to empty blather), you must be privy to the really super-dooper stuff the Libs have yet to get around to releasing.

How are Tony and Co going to turn around the boats and deliver them to Indonesian territory with the cooperation of the Indonesians?

That should be "without" the cooperation of the Indonesians.

I'll add that "cooperation" usually involves dialogue....something that OTB seems to think is a waste of time - at least when Rudd attempts to get some underway.

PhillipS if you are out there come in.

We need your input desperately

The forces of darkness and misinformation are regrouping

Lexi,
yes, they PASS through Indonesia to come to Australia. How about we offer them safe conduct to Indonesia ?