Hey, even Prince Charles has started to have concerns.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2820743/Prince-Charles-calls-Muslim-leaders-stop-indescribable-tragedy-persecution-Christians-Middle-East.html

And why is there hardly anyone else speaking of this in mainstream media?

How about those that have made numerous areas of Sydney no go areas for white Ozzies, & the cops?

How about those who have made my future mother in law, [another white Ozzie], too frightened to go out alone, in Penrith?

Foxy you have to come out of your Technicolor dream world, & those leafy green suburbs, & into the real world.

These people are a growing disaster.

Dear Hasbeen,

Don't you and others see why this problem exists?
The current system alienates people. And if they're
alienated at the start, they'll remain alienated.
We need to create opportunities for individuals
and their families to feel comfortable in their
surroundings and want to contribute to this country
and become part of the community, rather than be
drawn to ethnic ghettoes in the major cities
where they fall into the arms of the waiting
fundamentalists.

We need to change the current system because it
obviously is not working, as you point out.

Foxy,
You said, "I prefer to think that decision-
makers of all political persuasions and the people who do
their bidding could come up with smarter solutions than
what we currently have"

The government has stopped the boats from coming. Is that not the smartest solution? Can you see a better solution?

End of problem!

Hi Foxy, sorry to join in late.

Firstly, both Turnbull and Bishop are very capable replacements.

Secondly, given labors deplorable last two terms, the libs couldn't possibly loose the next election, as labor would have to win it, which would be an unusual but welcome change to say the least.A party winning an election rather than one loading. But, for labor to do that they would have to reinvent themselves and Bill Shorten is doing a great job of not reinventing as he is a union heavy weight turned labor leader and as the saying goes, a leopard can't change it's spots.

As for the boos at Goughs memorial, what else would you expect from a primarily labor crowd.

Suze, nice little feminist dig at the end there. Of cause it would have nothing to do with the fact that two of our worst leaders in history, Gillard and Bligh were female would it!

Dear rehctub,

Thanks for jumping into the fray.

Not sure if the crowd outside the Sydney Town Hall
was primarily a Labor one as you suggest.
I think that the booing
came as a result of the frustrations that people
are currently feeling and it came from sll sorts
of people that made up the crowd.

From talking to some of my neighbours
and colleagues of all political persuasions
- it seems that many of them have lost
trust in our current leaders.
That is unfortunate for all
sides of politics because if a leader is seen to
have integrity and the nation's best interests at
heart he can use this goodwill to convince the
people that their policies are in the national interest.
However if the public no longer trust you, and don't
like you, there's little you can do to advocate
your agenda. Hence the booing at the Memorial Service
from a wide audience.

Normally the slide in personal attributes takes a
number of years. For Mr Abbott the slide seems to have
occurred before he's really got started.