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Labor telling lies over latest boat
Jun 12th, 2012 at 6:09am
 
Labor has been caught with its pants down after the AFP contradicted what Home Affairs Minister Jason Clare told reporters about the "interception" of the latest boatload of illegal immigrants. Oh, by the way - that's 11 boats in 11 days and that makes it well over 700 people this month already.



DRAMATIC details have emerged of how 32 asylum seekers were rescued on a remote island in the middle of the Indian Ocean after the federal government originally claimed their boat was "intercepted" like other vessels.

In an embarrassment to Home Affairs Minister Jason Clare, the Australian Federal Police yesterday said it had "immediately" reported to Mr Clare's department on Saturday afternoon that the Sri Lankan asylum seekers were involved in a two-hour "rescue" on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

The contradiction emerged as two more boats arrived yesterday, further engulfing the Gillard government in a border protection crisis that appears to have no end.

A record month now looms for Labor, with the arrival of the 11th boat within the first 11 days of June.

A total of 717 people have already arrived this month - on track to challenge the 1645 arrivals in August 2001.

Customs and Border Protection yesterday intercepted a boat carrying 110 people northeast of Christmas Island after earlier discovering another vessel carrying 38 passengers and two crew to the northwest.

In the weekend rescue, an AFP spokesman said staff sent a rigid-hulled inflatable boat to North Keeling Island after seeing smoke rising about 24 nautical miles from the main Cocos Island.

The asylum seeker boat had run into the rocky shoreline with the vessel beached but remaining intact.

Those onboard then started a fire and were discovered.

But an AFP officer then had to repeatedly escort the men in life jackets, one-by-one, from the island to a barge anchored 75m offshore.

"Access to North Keeling Island can be difficult and is dependent of weather," the AFP spokeswoman said.

In a three-paragraph statement released on Sunday before the media reported the rescue details, Mr Clare said: "The (AFP) intercepted a vessel at Cocos (Keeling) Islands overnight."

Mr Clare's office yesterday said the description was "standard words" used to provide prompt advice. But Cocos Club president John Clunies-Ross said: "It was not an interception and the rescue was not without risk."

Prime Minister Julia Gillard yesterday baulked at explaining the discrepancies.

"I'll wait until we've got the full advice from relevant authorities," she said.

Opposition border protection spokesman Michael Keenan said: "Why misrepresent what has occurred when the truth will do? The government must clarify what occurred."


http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/boat-interception-was-not-the-whole-story/...
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Re: Labor telling lies over latest boat
Reply #1 - Jun 12th, 2012 at 6:31am
 
Prime Minister Julia Gillard yesterday baulked at explaining the discrepancies. "I'll wait until we've got the full advice from relevant authorities," she said.

Gotta love Jules - she has all the advice she needs from the ALP but is stalling so her spin doctors can come up with some kind of lie or excuse to explain why it's not really yet another lie from her government.
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Reply #2 - Jun 12th, 2012 at 7:24am
 
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Reply #3 - Jun 12th, 2012 at 7:28am
 
Information coming in about it may be slow and wrong @ first. Their communications lines take a lil while to warm up and @ first nobody knows whats going on. It soon becomes clear and the information is sent up the line to the boss.

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Reply #4 - Jun 12th, 2012 at 7:30am
 
Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Jun 12th, 2012 at 7:28am:
Information coming in about it may be slow and wrong @ first. Their communications lines take a lil while to warm up and @ first nobody knows whats going on. It soon becomes clear and the information is sent up the line to the boss.

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That's a lame excuse. The onus is on the government to ensure it has all the information at hand before reporting anything to the media. Besides, the government was clearly briefed on the true nature of this event, as proven by what the AFP said.
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Reply #5 - Jun 12th, 2012 at 7:32am
 
$10,000 per head equals close to
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Reply #6 - Jun 12th, 2012 at 7:32am
 
The Pacific Solution worked and Labor got rid off it
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Reply #7 - Jun 12th, 2012 at 7:35am
 
Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Jun 12th, 2012 at 7:28am:
Information coming in about it may be slow and wrong @ first. Their communications lines take a lil while to warm up and @ first nobody knows whats going on. It soon becomes clear and the information is sent up the line to the boss.

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Another STUPID statement from our borg who is averaging 63 stupid posts per day.
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Reply #8 - Jun 12th, 2012 at 7:37am
 
Maqqa wrote on Jun 12th, 2012 at 7:32am:
The Pacific Solution worked and Labor got rid off it


How any person can look at that graph and claim the Pacific Solution was anything but a resounding success at stopping the boats is completely beyond my comprehension.
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Reply #9 - Jun 12th, 2012 at 10:07am
 
Armchair_Politician wrote on Jun 12th, 2012 at 7:30am:
Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Jun 12th, 2012 at 7:28am:
Information coming in about it may be slow and wrong @ first. Their communications lines take a lil while to warm up and @ first nobody knows whats going on. It soon becomes clear and the information is sent up the line to the boss.

SOB


That's a lame excuse. The onus is on the government to ensure it has all the information at hand before reporting anything to the media. Besides, the government was clearly briefed on the true nature of this event, as proven by what the AFP said.


How do you know gillard or even labs released the info to the media?

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Reply #10 - Jun 12th, 2012 at 10:25am
 
Armchair_Politician wrote on Jun 12th, 2012 at 7:37am:
Maqqa wrote on Jun 12th, 2012 at 7:32am:
The Pacific Solution worked and Labor got rid off it


How any person can look at that graph and claim the Pacific Solution was anything but a resounding success at stopping the boats is completely beyond my comprehension.


How did it stop the boats across the entire OECD?

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Source: http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_L...

Do you even understand the question?
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Re: Labor telling lies over latest boat
Reply #11 - Jun 12th, 2012 at 10:26am
 
Gist wrote on Jun 12th, 2012 at 10:25am:
Armchair_Politician wrote on Jun 12th, 2012 at 7:37am:
Maqqa wrote on Jun 12th, 2012 at 7:32am:
The Pacific Solution worked and Labor got rid off it


How any person can look at that graph and claim the Pacific Solution was anything but a resounding success at stopping the boats is completely beyond my comprehension.


How did it stop the boats across the entire OECD?

http://www.ozpolitic.com/album/forum-attachments//AsylumSeekersAusOECD.jpg

Source: http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_L...

Do you even understand the question?

I dont see where the graph shows boats.
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Reply #12 - Jun 12th, 2012 at 10:27am
 
Don't you people have anything better to whine about?
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Re: Labor telling lies over latest boat
Reply #13 - Jun 12th, 2012 at 10:28am
 
Gist wrote on Jun 12th, 2012 at 10:25am:
Armchair_Politician wrote on Jun 12th, 2012 at 7:37am:
Maqqa wrote on Jun 12th, 2012 at 7:32am:
The Pacific Solution worked and Labor got rid off it


How any person can look at that graph and claim the Pacific Solution was anything but a resounding success at stopping the boats is completely beyond my comprehension.


How did it stop the boats across the entire OECD?

http://www.ozpolitic.com/album/forum-attachments//AsylumSeekersAusOECD.jpg

Source: http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_L...

Do you even understand the question?


Ohhhh, I see what you're getting at now! Man, are you stupid or what??? The government of John Howard was not responsible for what happens in other countries of the OECD. The legislation for the Pacific Solution was for Australia only. How the hell is Howard supposed to stop boats going to NZ or New Guinea or Vanuatu??? I always knew you were a moron, but this really takes the cake!!!
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Reply #14 - Jun 12th, 2012 at 10:45am
 
Armchair_Politician wrote on Jun 12th, 2012 at 10:28am:
Ohhhh, I see what you're getting at now! Man, are you stupid or what??? The government of John Howard was not responsible for what happens in other countries of the OECD. The legislation for the Pacific Solution was for Australia only. How the hell is Howard supposed to stop boats going to NZ or New Guinea or Vanuatu??? I always knew you were a moron, but this really takes the cake!!!


Well then if Howard's Pacific Solution had no possible effect on other OECD nations, how come the numbers of refugees went down over there at the same time as the numbers here? YOU claim the numbers here dropped because of the Pacific Solution. How come they also dropped across the OECD?

Got it? Shall I draw it in crayon for you?

Now ... got an answer?
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