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Rakesh A Aduk on National disgrace: our families in need And we have Madame Jul-liar Eileen Gillard, the ten pound pommy import now announcing that she will give $100 million ... more
Johannes on National disgrace: our families in need not our asylum seeker families, they seem to get what they want more
Johannes on Sisters in hiding from 'violent' father and their mum tells the court she doesn`t know where they are ??? something not right with this story more
Dumbfounded Lieberal on Does PM Gillard believe Thomson? I think it is irrelevant whether the PM believes Thomson or not. The law should take its own course. Parliament members ... more
Jacqueline on Does PM Gillard believe Thomson? "Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced this morning Australia would contribute US$100 million annually for three years from ... more
Hamish on Does PM Gillard believe Thomson? Sadly, unreliable, untrustworthy, totally discredited Juliar is the master of deception and trickery and nobody really cares ... more
Sam on Does PM Gillard believe Thomson? I trust the Taxation Department will have him firmly in its sights or maybe Gillard has instructed them to back off to thus ... more
Sam on Does PM Gillard believe Thomson? I trust the Taxation Department will have him firmly in its sights or maybe Gillard has instructed them to back off to thus ... more
belle of Tweed on Does PM Gillard believe Thomson? Ms. Gillard's behaviour overthis disgraceful Thomsonfiasco is also a disgrace.Julia Gillard never givesa direct answer to a ... more
Tanya on Does PM Gillard believe Thomson? Does PM Gillard believe Thomson? Thats a very silly question. Its never been a matter of does she believe Craig Thomson, ... more
just me on Will teachers stop-work on Friday? I doubt if any of the hysterical posters here have spent any time in a classroom since they were kids but they think they ... more
Samuel J James on Does PM Gillard believe Thomson? Look Gillard is a proven liar and is rank incompetent. She said from day one she trusts this Thomson knucklehead will inter ... more
James W on Does PM Gillard believe Thomson? It will be for a Court to decide his fate, not Gillard or Abbott. Let the process run it's course, unhindered, as it did for ... more
Susan on Does PM Gillard believe Thomson? I just read that Gillard is not even going to be in Parliament on Monday. She is away until Wednesday apparently! Such an ... more
Billy Hunt on Sisters in hiding from 'violent' father Well said Robert; how long before all the multicultural hating, bankrupt Greeks, Italians, Poms etc hop on a boat and come ... more
Robert on Sisters in hiding from 'violent' father After allowing country shoppers from around the world into this country who will provide no contribution other than cheap ... more
jag on Why block the CBD to protest? will we be able to march down ramalla streets and the west bank celabrating anzac day and jan 26 th.This will only enable ... more
James W on Bob Katter: An Incredible Race Bill Weavers, do know how us white people got here, don't you? more
Robert on More do it tougher now than ever? A sign of the Red times we live in. Strangely enough this is the sort of socio-political climate that was engulphing the ... more
Robert on To smack or not to smack? @Terrance. You say smacking is bad is a right-wing idea?! Seriously, wake up to yourself while you still can.This ridiculous ... more

Asylum policy blamed for blowout

Posted by: 2UE | 9 February, 2012 - 9:26 AM

Pacific Solution was successful in deterring illegal immigrants by boat

Is a lack of asylum seeker policy to blame for a cost blow-out in the nation's detention centres? Shadow Immigration's Scott Morrison says the billion dollar costs are high, because there are more people to look after.

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Blog comments

@proud infidel, thankfully we in Australia have long rejected those who try to explain circumstances they don't like in terms of religion, gender, or ethnic group.
That socio-political ideology is called "bigotry" and there is no place in Australia for that.

Terrence Sunday 12 February, 2012 - 1:47 AM
Just thinking, maybe all the hard working Ozzys should all move to Afganistan and rebuild it . But leave all the Do gooders and Pollies here , can you emagine ,,, But once done THAY CANNOT RETURN!!!!!!!!!!!

Bazza at Mackenzie Friday 10 February, 2012 - 2:50 PM
"Scott Morrison says the billion dollar costs are high, because there are more people to look after." And we can thank the labour party for that but the liberals are doing a pathetic job of trying to get things back on par with the pacific solution. Personally i prefer the "send in the subs" solution.

Robert Friday 10 February, 2012 - 12:03 PM
The only business in Australia that IS expanding and no chance of them closing with the current Labor disgraceful policy giving them support.
Always an excuse why Labor will NOT stop the boats, close the borders and stop the pull factors.
Now the morons in Labor are talking about the economy.
If Labor are serious on the economy stop this rort that IS costing OUR economy $billions.
They are NOT bloody refugees, but illegal, unauthorised, unidentified, economic Muslim opportunists.
Labor use the racist card to get us to accept their failed border policy and socialist agenda and it is crippling our economy!

Another Proud Aussie Friday 10 February, 2012 - 3:29 AM
Free line dancing!?! That's why theyre coming!

just me Thursday 9 February, 2012 - 6:50 PM
Europe was short-sighted, letting huge amounts of people who because of their socio-poltical religious idealogy are hell-bent in taking over the world and subjudge the non-believers
This socio-poltical religious idealogy is Islam

proud infidel Thursday 9 February, 2012 - 4:03 PM