OK Hassie, what in your opinion has the current government
done wrong thus far? Been too consultative for you? Tried
to keep the promises it made? Listened to advice? Invited
people of opposing views to the table? And the list goes on.

Times are changing and the football club mentality in
politics is being replaced. Perhaps you object to an
anti-corruption commission being put in place?

I go along with Foxy on this, someone has to do something otherwise
those kids will have no other natural path but terrorism.

On the other hand; "What could possibly go wrong ?"

Bazz

As long as they are kept in the ME, who cares what they become. They are not our concern, as long as they are not brought here.

Hi Bazz,

I guess it's easier to say "eave them where they are!"
However ASIO has given the government the green light.
Why do you think that is? ASIO is also doing risk
assessment not only the kids but their families back
in Australia which is an excellent idea.

These people are Australian citizens. If left where they
are their radicalization is probably a given. However,
perhaps ASIO has in mind to change and influence the kids,
at least give them a chance, here in Australia - taking
all the precautions necessary of course.

Leaving them there and thinking this won't affect Australians
is wrong. We end up paying the price for fundamentalism and
extremism. Think back to the BALI bombings and those suicide
bombers. Perhaps ASIO knows what its doing after all?

The very significant cost of this bleeding heart operation also has to be considered. Welfare payments; control orders to be policed; deradicalisation, which has not been very successful in the past.

Karen Andrews, the Coalition minister responsible when this nonsense was mooted in the previous government's time, is alarmed by the current threat by the Labor government to drag it all up again. She knows a lot more about it, and knows why her government refused to repatriate these people than the current government does; but her attempts to discuss the matter with them have been ignored.

We are now learning that the 32% Anthony Albanese is our most cringeworthy, intellectually inept PM ever. He certainly meant it when he said that he intended to change Australia, and it will not for the better.

Well at least our current Prime Minister does not
have a secret portfolio of jobs that he's appointed
himself to - like Scott Morrison did.
Albanese did not say - "I'm the PM of Australia and
I want all those other jobs as well."

Talking about Karen Andrews ? Did Scott Morrison ever
apologise to Karen Andrews for appointing himself to her
portfolio when she was Home Affairs Minister?"