Stop the flow of migrants from Malaysia. Indonesia is only used as a launching pad. Returning them to Indonesia is only going to cause more bad blood against us. The boaters will find another way, like the one found just outside of Darwin. I presume that TT bloke is an Abbott fan.
The monk is having trouble with the width of his mouth, between what he promised the AU people and reality, are two different things. In other words the man went to an election with nothing but lies.

Fair comment Suze, so why dont our governments provide housing, similar to that in detention centers, for our homeless.

Why do our homeless have to beg borrow and steel for a feed, warm bed, shower, shelter, when these illegals get all of these and more.

In fact, it has been suggested that they get more in finacial benefits than our very own pensioners. Surely that's wrong!

Now while there are those homeless who don't want help, what about those who are crying out for it and being ignored.

Charity MUST start at home.

Oh how it hurts the Gillard/Rudd followers that the current Government is again showing how incompetent they were.

Individual, what are you on about?
I never said anything about planes.

The boat arrivals aren't ' illegal' anyway.
Asylum seekers can, and do, arrive any way they want., by sea or air.
Whether you like it or not.

The boat arrivals aren't ' illegal' anyway.
Suseonline,
must have been one of the likes of you who said the thing about plane arrivals, still doesn't let you off the hook though.
Are you saying that someone who has an interest in an eventual overthhrowing of Australia that they can jump onto a boat without any personal i.d. & is not illegal ?
It may be just my ignorant view but I believe if someone is seriously trying to escape the warring of a country then the first thing they'd do is to denounce the religious cause & start a new life here without the religious nonsense ? No they don't, they are forcing their cause everywhere under the pretence of being refugee.

Susie,
How many times must you people be informed that it is illegal to enter Aus without a valid visa. That is the only reason we can detain the arrivals that come by boat. They are breaking our laws and are detained for that reason. We do not detain people who enter lawfully.

Butch,
Great idea. Once the government has stopped the boats we then use the present centres where we can cater for the homeless. Maybe more will be required in the cities and, of course, some will not accept it. But it can be offered. The opportunity also exists to provide medical and mental health services. Something may yet be salvaged from Labor's folly.

I would far prefer this than wasting funds on facilities for illegal gate crashers. You are right, charity begins at home.

Time to get tougher on the illegal entrants and send them packing.