Corrected

Poirot - They may still be coming in small numbers but it will be no where near 50,000 plus welfare for lifers under Dudd and Dillard.

Good morning POIROT...

Actually might I enquire as to how much credibility do you personally place on the accuracy of the ABC's account of this matter ? And the sincerity and truthfulness of the Indonesian government's allegations apropos (any) remuneration made to these people smugglers ?

Most certainly, whenever the ABC can drew a bead on the abilities of our PM, they will of course. Their loathing of the Liberals is well known within media circles, and why not, after all they're public servants, and they're only protecting their organisation from the ravages of government trimming even cuts, together with a greater degree of scrutiny of programme equitability and impartiality. Not an easy task for ABC executives I would think ?

Indonesians...well let us just say, very occasionally, they may confuse themselves as to the veracity or otherwise of many of their assertions or allegations ? A 'staged' press photograph proves nothing in normal western jurisprudence ?

Perhaps in order to understand why "stopping the
boats," has become such a big issue in our country's
political agenda - we need to take a look at this
country's past history.

It just may explain a great deal:

http://www.abc.net.au/religion/articles/2012/11/02/3624658.htm

Foxy,

The reasons are many, not least of them the thousands drowning.

Fox,

This is shorter and should help failing memories,

http://tinyurl.com/p2mdrhk

Hi there FOXY...

Thank you for that link, I did read it. Actually I don't think anyone here actually objects to giving succour to bona fide refugees ? What the problem is, and will continue to be, is we've been 'taken in' quite a few times now, so with every potentially new arrival, there's this expectation we'll be once more 'suckered' just one more time ?

Furthermore, now the boats have stopped, many people believe the whole thing was nothing but a commercial, 'people smuggling' racket. And as I said in an earlier thread, the legitimate refugee, is further disadvantaged because of the hardened more suspicious attitude of the authorities, whenever anybody does manage to navigate or manoeuvre a vessel through the existing naval blockade ?

FOXY, may I ask you a question ? How would you stop these illegitimate people, posing as distressed, genuine refugees, entering our country ? A really tough, almost unfair question I guess ? Particularly if you're a person that has a profoundly humane, charitable and compassionate proponsity towards all people ?