Lucyface,

For nearly a decade before the labor disaster, the coalition had weekly briefings on border protection. This only changed when Labor stuffed it up and the boats became coming on a daily basis.

The coalition is returning the situation to normality.

I'm sure that if the papers want to comment on the boats on a daily basis the news will be available from a variety of sources, the commentary from the government will only be once a week.

As for making the greens and other fringe groups comply with the same regulations we all do is about time.

those who cheered the last Government's fiasco obviously have no shame when raving on about the two week old Government. They would need to be in for 30 years to create such a mess.

"I'm sure that if the papers want to comment on the boats on a daily basis the news will be available from a variety of sources, the commentary from the government will only be once a week."

That's a retreat. How does this sit with Morrison's statement that the Government will manage the information in a way that supports the success of Operation Sovereign Borders?

Is there some way in which the status quo fails to supports the success of Operation Sovereign Borders?

As we know, Shal, you'd be the first to howl in indignation if a Labor Gov't ever tried to pull this shenanigan.

From http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/christmas-island-residents-will-tell-the-world-about-asylum-seeker-arrivals-union-leader-20130923-2u8se.html : "...But General Campbell said he had ‘‘absolute respect’’ for the need of the Australian people to be aware of what was occurring, balanced against the need to protect personnel performing operational duties.

Is this wartime? How were personal ever in danger and why would they be now by simply by maintaining the status quo? Sounds like that hoary old out, "commercial confidentiality", to me.

Poirot, you are pathetic !

Seems there it not a tactical brain amongst the lot of you.
Don't you think they may be trying to hide the location of the ships involved ?

First rule of interception; hide your own location !

Cossomby - You read too much into these words "plus loads of things free" it means free legal, medical, dental and other services they get also things from the charities which the taxpayer ends up paying for.

To quote you "every refugee was given a house and a car." That is false and I don't believe anyone on this thread has said that.

Hasbeen - I am sorry I twisted your arm and made you read this thread, to the point you had to post a comment to Graham.

Everyone PLEASE stop forcing Hasbeen to read things he does not want to.

Tony Lavis - Can you absolutely rule out that as a tactic?

Luciferase - The majority of Australian want them STOPPED. Full stop.
They don't want them here Economic Invaders.
Why do you think Labor and the Greens lost so much in the election.
Refugees were the 2nd most important deciding factor according to polls

Quote "Scott Morrison says the Government does not plan to publicly reveal when or if any asylum seeker boats are turned around"

This I don't like because if they turn them around and publicize it other may say it is not worth going on the boat, but if they don't say anything the smugglers can just say they are not turning any boats back.

I would video tape it and post it on the news to show we are serious.

They can never turn any boats back and we will not know, but they can say we are turning them back.