"Name one political party that has not broken its promises."

Shooters, Farmers and Fishers Party.

Do they have seats in federal parliament?

While neither party has the guts and responsibility to take immigration, illegal entry and 'refugees' to the people at election time, the coalition is still the best bet on those issues. Only a moron would deny that the illegals sent packing back to where they came from would have been allowed to stay had Labor attained government.

Just because Australian politicians undemocratically and tyrannically refuse to treat the matter as an election issue does mot mean it is not high on the list for voters; it is THE issue in many cases. Loopy Labor might think that we have forgotten their appalling lack of ability to protect our borders in the past. We have not.

Foxy,
Yes it will be interesting to see if Labor can convince voters it is sincere and am pleased that minister Dutton has kept his position. We need a strong immigration minister and Dutton has shown he will kick those non citizens out that flaunt our hospitality. One hopes he now has in his sights those African refugees in Melbourne that are currently causing strife. Further of their kind should be stopped from entry and the non citizen law breakers deported. Another serious riot would put muslims under threat of no entry if we are to promote a harmonious society.

Yes, I think it is fair to say we have dodged a bullet for the next three years, at least, by not electing Labor.

Following the death of former PM Hawke I wonder if the present government will now move to end the agreement he brokered with Labor about not debating immigration matters. There is much to debate.

Foxy you have it right, Labor in fact started offshore detention and is in lock step with the government on this issue
Unfortunately it is cruel but voters including me, demand an end to the boats forever
We can get our refugee intake from those as said here, waiting in line
TRUTH Labor can only see votes lost by changing its path on this issue
Maybe Clive paid this boat load to come?
They are back home now and it cost them heaps, to come here
QUESTION as the government has told us [at last] it has returned 200 people to that country
Why tell us about the latest one if we are only told about the others now?

John Howard also told us there would be no GST

And, guess what saved this Nation from economic ruin ?