There are a lot of skilled and educated Italians, Irish and other Europeans waiting for visas or acceptance into Australia. Why do we need to accept these unskilled boat people when people who can contribute are forced to wait in line? The boat people are usually unskilled with nothing to contribute. They are destined to be a future underclass with their religious baggage and their frequent mental instability. They have a habit of self mutilation, jumping off roofs or into the ocean, trashing and burning facilities built for them. We do not need these people and they will be a millstone on our backs for generations.

If this latest deal stops the boats from leaving Indo, well, that has to be a good thing.

What Mr Rudd now needs to tell us, is at what cost to the Australian tax payer, and he should do this prior to the election, tipped to be last weekend in August.

Probably the same as it costs now. Should be funded from foreign assistance money. Tony is desperately trying his best to discredit the plan, but at the same time saying he will keep it if they win govt;
Saying New Guinea will be overrun etc is not helpful. What comes from AU will be monitored in Indonesia. The vote is 75% in favor of N Guinea.

The single biggest stumbling block to the issue of the boats is the amount of aid we bequeth to Indonesia. Stop that and they will stop the boats. It's absolute garbage the amount of money wasted on this corrupt nation. I for one do not like my taxes being frittered away like this. How many old folk could we care for on that dough, or childrens hospitals, or cheap housing for homeless? We don't have any leaders only self serving idiots who shouldn't be allowed out the front gate.
Cliffy

Nessie opened this thread with " life imprisonment for the skipper and crew" well it will be " life imprisonment" for the refugees that's for sure