well I guess this will upset a few

[LEFTWINGER supreme]

LOL I love it when Progs spout the lies about the boats had stopped due to labor and before Abbott got in...

The boats were stopping , this is undeniable

[IQS.RLOW]

LOL I love it when Progs spout the lies about the boats had stopped due to labor and before Abbott got in...

The boats were stopping , this is undeniable

The boats has slowed like they always did at that time of the year due to weather. Without the libs, the people smugglers would have kept the flow going because they know Labor and their supporters are softcocks who they can take advantage of.

They laugh their arses off at softcocks like you.

[mantra]

LOL I love it when Progs spout the lies about the boats had stopped due to labor and before Abbott got in...

The boats were stopping , this is undeniable

Yes they were. Rudd in the last couple of months of his leadership had instigated a hard line policy on stopping the boats and when the Libs got in - they milked it for what it was worth and took credit for it.

[lisa jones]

LOL I love it when Progs spout the lies about the boats had stopped due to labor and before Abbott got in...

The boats were stopping , this is undeniable

Yes they were. Rudd in the last couple of months of his leadership had instigated a hard line policy on stopping the boats and when the Libs got in - they milked it for what it was worth and took credit for it.

You're right Mantra.....Labor was doing a great job. In fact, it was that great that they were voted OUT OF OFFICE!

[mantra]

I didn't say that they were doing a great job, but Rudd did put in place the policies to stop the boats and they almost immediately slowed down to a crawl. Regardless of this - Abbott with his fear campaign would have won anyway, but the Coalition have never been able to honestly admit that they stopped the boats on the back of the hard work Rudd did to initiate this. If the process hadn't been started Abbott would have had an avalanche of refugees arrive here on his watch before he could implement policies to stop them.

Both the major parties have their good and bad policies. Just because you support one team doesn't mean you can't acknowledge any decent policies the other one has. I'm not an advocate of either the Coalition or Labor - but there are still some of their policies I agree with.

[cods]

I didn't say that they were doing a great job, but Rudd did put in place the policies to stop the boats and they almost immediately slowed down to a crawl. Regardless of this - Abbott with his fear campaign would have won anyway, but the Coalition have never been able to honestly admit that they stopped the boats on the back of the hard work Rudd did to initiate this. If the process hadn't been started Abbott would have had an avalanche of refugees arrive here on his watch before he could implement policies to stop them.

Both the major parties have their good and bad policies. Just because you support one team doesn't mean you can't acknowledge any decent policies the other one has. I'm not an advocate of either the Coalition or Labor - but there are still some of their policies I agree with.

he sent FIT YOUNG MEN to PNG where women are raped day in day out..

you really believe that was a good idea..

oh and you forgot to mention"

HOW MUCH WE HAD TO PAY PNG.

you have fuinny ideas of good and bad mantra i will give you that....

btw his solution wouild not have stopped people drowning..sadly.....and the boats did slow.. they just took a different track thats all..

how many people ended up in PNG...

it was a knee jerk....couldnt manage a people swap.. ... this was the best he could do at what COST mantra at what cost....

but its ok dont give Abbott any credit at all...... fear campaign... he said what he said for 3 years....what a joke you lefties are..

[cods]

LOL I love it when Progs spout the lies about the boats had stopped due to labor and before Abbott got in...

The boats were stopping , this is undeniable

Yes they were. Rudd in the last couple of months of his leadership had instigated a hard line policy on stopping the boats and when the Libs got in - they milked it for what it was worth and took credit for it.

You're right Mantra.....Labor was doing a great job. In fact, it was that great that they were voted OUT OF OFFICE!

they were the worst two govts in history left a massive massive debt....we will never dig ourselves out of with bugger all to show for it... unless you call

paying PNG to feed people we were unable to stop coming to Australia......a good thing... .well some do!

some folks are definitely brain washed it appears.

[Rorschach]

I didn't say that they were doing a great job, but Rudd did put in place the policies to stop the boats and they almost immediately slowed down to a crawl. Regardless of this - Abbott with his fear campaign would have won anyway, but the Coalition have never been able to honestly admit that they stopped the boats on the back of the hard work Rudd did to initiate this. If the process hadn't been started Abbott would have had an avalanche of refugees arrive here on his watch before he could implement policies to stop them.

Both the major parties have their good and bad policies. Just because you support one team doesn't mean you can't acknowledge any decent policies the other one has. I'm not an advocate of either the Coalition or Labor - but there are still some of their policies I agree with.

Nah.... that is a load of bullshit...
For starters Rudd and Gillard opened our border and said come on down!!!!!
The only thing that affected boats coming here was seasonal weather.

[Redneck]

some folks are definitely brain washed it appears.

Yes they sure are!

Dont look in the mirror cods as you will surely see one!

Seems the GFC that only Australia dodged by spending to boost the economy, never occurred in cods mind.

[mantra]

he sent FIT YOUNG MEN to PNG where women are raped day in day out..

you really believe that was a good idea..

oh and you forgot to mention"

HOW MUCH WE HAD TO PAY PNG.

you have fuinny ideas of good and bad mantra i will give you that....

I didn't say it was a good idea Cods and I understand that women are still being raped. How long have the Coalition been in power? Why haven't they stopped it?

Dutton has mismanaged payments to the contractors at Nauru and Manus to the tune of $2 billion dollars. I hardly think Labor can be blamed for these costs - although I'm sure they would have mismanaged them too. The thing is Cods - they are both as bad as each other.

btw his solution wouild not have stopped people drowning..sadly.....and the boats did slow.. they just took a different track thats all..

how many people ended up in PNG...

it was a knee jerk....couldnt manage a people swap.. ... this was the best he could do at what COST mantra at what cost....

but its ok dont give Abbott any credit at all...... fear campaign... he said what he said for 3 years....what a joke you lefties are..

The Coalition can't manage a people swap either.

I think a lot of the boat people currently imprisoned on Manus and Nauru would probably be wishing they had drowned instead of having to live in those hellholes indefinitely.

Attempted suicides are a regular occurrence Cods.