I am delighted to see all the illegals advocates upset and frothing at the mouth because the new government has started action to stop them wanting to come here.

OK, they now have been told that they WILL NOT get what they want and information that may assist them will be limited. Next will they confiscate the mobile phones and PCs? Or will they be monitored to find out who their contacts are here and in Indonesia. Maybe laws relating to assisting illegal entrants. No legal aid and no appeals.

All good stuff. I can only suggest a detention centre on Macquarie Island. If we are fair dinkum, the potential illegal entrants will not want to come here. Why bother if there is nothing to be gained.

Australia is perfectly aware that turning the boats around is unpopular in Indonesia, while Indonesia is perfectly aware that Australia has right to stop the illegal boats, turn them around and tow them back to the limits of Indonesian territorial waters.

The situation is exactly as it was in 2001 when Howard started turning the boats back. Indonesia publicly rejected the turning back of boats, but discretely assisted the process.

As with Police matters where the public does not question the need not to reveal all details immediately, the releasing of information after tow backs are complete will thwart those from the lunatic fringe that would like to use megaphones to sabotage the process.

SM,

What a larf!

Didn't see you criticising Morrison for his regular and loud megaphone media conferences, etc. whenever a boat arrived while he was in Opposition.

Hypocrites unite!

(should start yerself a new party)

http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/people-smuggler-ridicules-scott-morrisons-silence-on-boat-arrivals-20130924-2ub2z.html

The attempt at suppression isn't for the smugglers - it's designed for domestic digestion...well, der!

What a bunch of stupid incompetents this govt is starting out as.

As if they can keep that stuff hushed up.

Lol!

This cartoon:

https://twitter.com/Jackasouras/status/382341025596833793/photo/1

Morrison in foreground of ocean, boats, says:

"If you want a daily commentary on arrivals....You'll have to wait until we're back in Opposition."

(Double Lol!)

P,

Next time I'll use small words as this clearly is above your head.

With several boats arriving a day, there is no way that Scott Morrison had a news conference for each boat, and the ones he had were to highlight the incompetence of the Labor government every couple of thousand new arrivals or each time Labor killed another illegal boat load of asylum seekers.

Scott Morrison's actions were to damage the labor government who were desperately trying to pretend that there was no problem. What Labor and some lunatic fringe greens would love to do would be to embarrass the Indonesians and make the tow backs more difficult, which is clearly not in the interests of Australia, or the protection of boat people.

With the tow backs and hand overs taking several days, a delay of a week would leave these nut jobs with only old news.

SM,

"With several boats arriving a day, there is no way that Scott Morrison had a news conference for each boat, and the ones he had were to highlight the incompetence of the Labor government every couple of thousand new arrivals or each time Labor killed another illegal boat load of asylum seekers."

Pure bunkum!

Spin it any way you like...

Morrison's a hypocrite.

This govt are hypocrites.

And so are you.