ttbn,

<<First, there is nothing illegal about taking a boat, seaworthy or otherwise, to sail on the high seas. What a draft (daft) thing to say.>>

Go an tell that to those who run the Ruby Princess cruise ship. Were they breaking the law? No. They were able to cruise where they wanted, no restrictions whatsoever, despite the impacts placed on those on board the ship.

"All 2,700 passengers were allowed to disembark in Sydney in March without sufficient screening. More than 100 of them felt unwell.

At least 900 people later tested positive. Twenty-eight died. (28??) The ship, carrying mostly Australian passengers, had completed an 11-day cruise from Sydney to New Zealand and back when it docked on the 19th of March (responsible??).

The passengers - some seen coughing and spluttering - were allowed to leave the ship at Sydney Harbour, catching trains, buses and even overseas flights to get home. (responsible??)".

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-53776285

Yet some still have the audacity to go after the Biloela family, (what four people??) including Foxy, forgetting the Ruby Princess and all that went along with that and of course ignoring the double standards involved.

Nathan,

The Tamil family came to this country with the
express purpose of settling here permanently.
They came illegally and overstayed. Therein
lies the difference. Surely you can see that?

Good to see a number of Coalition MP's have "crossed the floor" and now there is a good chance the Biloela Tamil family will be allowed to permanently settle in Australia. Lets hope common sense prevails, and a decision could be made as early as tomorrow. Nothing is certain as the rednecks in the Coalition are still a very powerful group.

Dear Paul,

Yes, but it is unhelpful to call people "rednecks": people's hearts and minds can change, so let us pray, for this family, not against anyone. Amen.

Nathan

I have to say that your argument is totally illogical, as well as daft.

I wouldn't be surprised by anything the Liberal party does to curry votes and stay in power. It has been revealed that the South Australian Liberal Party has rejected membership applications, and revoked the memberships of Christian social conservatives involved with the same church as PM Scott Morrison.

Who needs Labor and the Greens to bugger up the country. The Liberals are out-lefting them in spades. After 57 years of voting, both the state and federal Liberals lost my vote at the last elections. Merely not being Labor will not get my vote back.