Suseonline - Quote "I also hate to see racist people rant and rave about 'illegals attacking our shores', and just revving up all the paranoid 'reds under the beds' brigade."

It amazes me that you still apply the "racist tag" just because people want to protect what they have does not make them racist.

I am sure the same sentiments would be applied by most of the people, even if the boats were full of English, Americans etc.

Economic invaders are a threat to the future of any country, especially ones who do not want to assimilate or respect our laws.

The fact that Australia gives them hundreds of dollars plus loads of things free while Indonesia, Malaysia etc give them nothing is a big factor.

Just like Cuba opened the jails and asylums and put the people on boats to America, any money says a number of these coming are exactly that.

Also how many are foreign agents sent by Iran and other countries.

Yes Belly, I'm sure Murdoch will keep the government honest and accountable, "LNP HIDES TRUE NUMBER OF ILLEGAL ARRIVALS!".

The cloak of secrecy may well extend further. Will we be privy to the logs of RAN ships encountering irregular arrivals or will comprehensive logs be kept at all?

As my country will be judged by its actions, and I am a citizen, I want to know what my government is doing in my name on the high seas and wherever it interact with irregular arrivals.

I am livid at having to have my information siphoned and filtered by Scott Morrison, a rabid member of the most, right-wing, reactionary government we are ever likely see judging by its performance in opposition and its actions to date (including purging senior public servants in its first hours in office).

it's very many years since I first heard (verbally) that "Australia gives them (asylum seekers/refugees/illegal migrants/Aborigines) hundreds of dollars plus loads of things free". One story (ca 1998) was that every refugee was given a house and a car. (Clearly that continuing belief underlies the recent statement by the political candidate that illegal migrants were responsible for the traffic congestion in western Sydney).

Philip S. (or anyone else) - can you provide some evidence for this?

Talk about opportunists, jumping at anything to attack.
To reduce the info to the smugglers they are going to make
announcements on a regular basis as the commander in charge has information.

Just relax for a week or two and see what happens.

SPQR,

You are so full of it.

No cherry pick...I usually check ABC news online in ze morning....well ar'll be darned, an article detailing Morrison's attempted sleight of hand!

Nice to see you're in favour of said hypocrisy.

This guy almost made a daily musical out of boat arrivals. He shouted long and hard every time one arrived.

Now he's the minister responsible, what does he do?

He closes the show.

Pathetic!....but not surprising tthat you think that's just hunkeydorey.

Suse,

It's bullsh!t. It's happening because "stop the boats" was a vacuous slogan - and they can't do it.

What they think they can do is slow down or stop information pertaining to arrivals.

Great stuff from a ragtag team of amateurs...this is only the beginning.

Even their shenanigans are made of crepe paper.

Luciferase,

"I am livid at having to have my information siphoned and filtered by Scott Morrison, a rabid member of the most, right-wing, reactionary government we are ever likely see judging by its performance in opposition and its actions to date (including purging senior public servants in its first hours in office)."

Precisely!

Bazz,

"Talk about opportunists, jumping at anything to attack."

You may think it's fine for the Abbott govt to "attempt" to introduce the first pillar of political censorship.

I have a problem with it.

I suppose you look forward to that sort of behaviour whenever the government deems it necessary (for political purposes)