Constable Clod, what was the crime rate prior to 26th January 1788?
"Before the influx of European migrants Australian crime was minimal. The viciousness of criminal activity is now down to the imports." Is that a quote from Governor Bligh, talking about the Rum Corps?

Poriot.....It's not easy for a nation to choose a PM with absolutely no diplomatic skills whatsoever.

The time for talk is over.

Labor, after causing this mess did little but talk about Indonesia.

It's now time for real solutions, from real actions, and if Indonesia takes offense, then perhaps they could do something to stop the boats from leaving their waters, because after all, if they don't leave, they don't need to be stopped.

In any case, the way I see it we have two choices, choice one, stop them now, or choice two, wait until they come baring arms.

Our choice!

rehctub,

Or we could just indulge in Petite bourgeoisie hysteria?

Gawd!

The Green Tea party created this mess, and now the coalition has clean it up, just like the debt and the boats.

Labor truth is not just strange, it is an oxymoron.

"Just like the debt and the boats" increase the debt and hide the boats. SM how is the boat buy back going? Well the approx number bought equals zero, great scheme! I can't believe how quick Abbott has stuffed up even the fool Howard didn't stuff up as quick.

@Paul,

<<hide the boats>>

There is NO hiding of the boats, you've been reading too many Green propaganda pieces.

Everyone still gets weekly accounts of what happened.

The thing that irks you & your fellow lefties is now you don't get nightly SBS & ABC bleedin heart coverage of each arrival.

And the arrivees (aka asylum scammers) don't get to call back home from the dock of Christmas Island (courtesy of Oz taxpayers) to tell the relos to make the final payment to the smugglers and send off uncle Abdullah and aunty Fatima in the next boat.

Get used to it, your lot no longer pull the strings!