So, Indonesia did Australia a favour by agreeing to take boat people and house them in their detention centres and all they’ve got from it is a bunch of bad publicity? Time for the lefties to get over the fanatical hypocrisy and stop supporting people smugglers, writes Greg Sheridan.
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Downer: The delight I feel watching Rudd mess it up
Alexander Downer is loving the schadenfreude of seeing Kevin Rudd battle Indonesia over asylum seekers. He should have learnt from Tampa that negotiating with Indonesia on refugees is never a good idea.
Outwit outplay outlast: How Rudd emerges as PM Survivor
Wilson Tuckey’s comments that some asylum seekers may be terrorists simply echoes the refugee/terrorist link that John Howard always pushed. Luckily Kevin Rudd knew to call that bluff, even as the media attempts to airbrush our political history.
Why policies are more important than rhetoric
There isn’t as much obnoxious rhetoric by foreign governments on asylum seekers as you might assume, writes Andrew Bartlett. And the rhetoric isn’t as horrific as sending people back home to imprisonment, torture or death.
Meet Alex and Brindha: a media savvy bunch of boat people
The latest onset of asylum seekers isn’t Rudd’s Tampa, because this time the people aren’t out of sight and out of mind of the media. Will it make the public care?
Malcolm Fraser slams redneck rhetoric
Former Lib PM Malcolm Fraser has criticised the Opposition’s handling of the current asylum seeker debate, accusing them of “scratching the redneck nerve” with their fear mongering.
Bolt: Spin overboard
This is Kevin Rudd’s Tampa, says Andrew Bolt, so why isn’t the media treating him with the same outrage and indignation they did Howard?
Ghosts of SIEV X still shadow the corridors of power
John Howard was full of dark xenophobic attitudes which Kevin Rudd does not share, writes Tony Kevin. But concerned Australians will need to remain vigilant about the future of Australian immigration policies.
It’s Time: Turnbull needs to change
If Malcolm Turnbull wants to make his place in political history, then he should look for historical inspiration from, perhaps surprisingly, Labor giant Gough Whitlam, writes Nick Dyrenfurth.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: VB defends its beery philanthrophic Anzac Day appeal
Today, VB’s group manager Paul Donaldson defends the Raise a Glass Appeal for Anzac Day. And Crikey readers weigh in on everything from the Republic to the Westgate Bridge.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: P.J. O’Rourke needs to do a little more math
Readers respond to O’Rourke’s speech, Richard Pratt’s land ownership and eight years later, we’re still arguing about the Tampa.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The real problems with the ETS
Crikey readers on the ETS, the Tampa myth, backburning and more.
Sinking ships and people smugglers
Meanwhile in the Mediterranean…
Howard loyalist Farmer to key diplomatic post
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is set to announce that Australia’s new ambassador to the United Nations in New York is none other than Bill Farmer. writes Alex MItchell.
The Howard Years: history told by the players
The Howard Years is an illustration of the problems of history-telling, writes Peter Brent.
From Tampa refugee to Kiwi spelling whiz
An Afghani boy sent away from Australia on the Tampa is making good in New Zealand, write Miranda Burne and Ray Moynihan.
