In a time when this great nation need a strong and competent leader to stand up and take charge - we have Gillard the Communist busily trying to form a committee.

This weak backstabbing woman has failed the Australian people again!

http://au.news.yahoo.com/latest/a/-/latest/8535513/opposition-missed-a-good-offer-bowen/

The coalition has rejected a "good offer" by failing to join the standing group on the Christmas Island boat accident, Immigration Minister Chris Bowen says.

Thirty people, including 13 men, nine women, four children and four babies, perished when their wooden boat struck rocks and broke apart in heavy seas early on Wednesday morning.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard last week flagged she wanted to set up a parliamentary group of government, opposition, Australian Greens and independent members to receive reports from relevant agencies involved in managing the tragedy.

On Sunday, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott said he would not be a part of the group.

"It's a matter for Mr Abbott as to how he chooses to get his briefings," Mr Bowen told reporters in Sydney on Sunday.

"It was a good offer made in good faith, some people may be surprised that he has rejected that offer but it is entirely a matter for him and I'm not critical of him for it."

Mr Bowen said Mr Abbott's suggestion to re-open the Nauru detention centre was not possible.

"The Liberal Party insists on the line that there is a detention centre ready and waiting in Nauru - there is not," he said.

"The detention centre in Nauru closed, half of it is a school, other parts of it have been dismantled and moved around the island, some of it is government offices."

He said Mr Abbott had gone back to the "stop the boats" slogan and Labor's policy would continue to be breaking the people smuggler business through an international solution.

Although the search for survivors from Wednesday's crash has been called off, federal police continue looking for bodies.
Mr Bowen said it has not been possible to determine how many people were aboard the boat when it crashed.

viewpoint wrote on Dec 19^th, 2010 at 3:36pm:




yes there will be a website... My Shipwreck..

I like the idea of asking the opposition to come to a briefing... lol..

one I am sure spelt out by the gillard crew..whats the point of that???

oh unless its to make the gillard gov t look all fuzzy and warming.

"lets invite everyone to join in this misery that we helped to create"..

Miss Anne Dryst wrote on Dec 20^th, 2010 at 6:51am:




anything to delay DOING something!!!..

have you ever seen anything like it.... she rushed into computers for kids..roof insulation...BER  lego buildings..not forgetting carbon tax...

yet since assassinating her leader.. she has been impotent.. anything but action.. someone wind her key up or change the battery...

beware wrote on Dec 20^th, 2010 at 7:56am:



LOL!!

beware wrote on Dec 20^th, 2010 at 7:56am:




And sign up with Gloria Marshall or Jenny Craig - preferably both!