Well, it looks like the word is out that they have managed to fill up Christmas Island, now they are just trying to head straight to Perth.....

Asylum boat arrives in Geraldton - The West Australian

:ugh::ugh::ugh::ugh:

Perth? Bedamned! They'll probably try for Guildford which is much closer to the muslim community in Upper Swan.

(Note for non-West Aussies - Guildford is some considerable distance up the Swan River)

The way things are progressing, we'll probably see a ship - (note, 'ship', not boat) - full of asylum seekers sail in through Sydney Heads before we're much older. If they time it right and come in after nightfall, they could set up camp on the Opera House steps before they're "intercepted", probably by a bloody zodiac.

The Swan River will probably see one even before that.

She may have been, CP, but she was very good at her craft. Here she is making mincemeat (slowly) of Australia's senior foot-in-the-door, gotcha! reporter, George Negus:

Crook to quit Canberra - The West Australian

Well done Tony! You weren't quite as bad as Whingesor and Oakshitt but you certainly didn't help. I don't think you'll be missed.

feels like deja vu
 

Has already happened remember Feb 1788?
That's when you whiteys were the refugees.:ok:

Carr was just in the 0200z BBC world service news claiming Thatcher was a racist, after comments she supposedly made to him about immigration in Australia.
Has the long bow attempt between Thatcher and Abbott just begun?

Wonder if 'ironbar' will attempt a return?:eek::E

Bet on it!

Lets hope so...I think it would drive more voters to him!

True. The opposite sort of crim check, too. 'No convictions? Sorry, but you don't make the grade'.

There was a lot of immigration during Thatcher's time. Just not hordes of illegals.

She didn't support sanctions in South Africa because she said it would only hurt the poor people not the elite and she was probably right.

Was she a racist? not that I ever saw. It's such a meaningless word (like misogynist) now the ALP keep using it for their cheap shots.

IIRC the word's casual usage started in Keating's time and is still much beloved of lefties and huggie fluffs. Everyone was a racist, sexist, homophobic pig, even if they didn't know it yet. :bored:

The reason I don't like it is that it trivialises real racism, sexism and homophobia (which certainly exist) and turns the general population off discussing these things. The result is that many people immediately get defensive and shut down whenever you even mention these words, so any scope for rational discussion is lost.

Ah, that would be an oxymoron if applied to those of a leftward leaning persuasion.

And a fair few on the right, too.
When it comes to politics there are loony-tunes everywhere.

Goes without saying, Worrals. :)

But I have finally had enough of those hypocrites who claim to hold the high moral ground but can't elevate themselves out of the gutter.

Our departed co-contributers were a case in point.

The current crop of "kick a girl when she's down" anti-Thatcherites are just the icing on the cake.

I don't have a view one way or another when it comes to Thatcher's policies. (I was young and naive when she was in power on the other side of the world. :p)

I'm just a superannuated political communicator who despairs of our culture's continuing slide into idiocracy.

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Ha.

Joolia has got some good press out of the China trip.

Not sure why the media has suddenly decided to be nice to her.

Indeed. And, if used generously, cures all manner of charges apparently. I think, that if you decide to accuse someone of these terms, then, if proven untrue, you should be subject to similar charges. Falsely accusing someone of, say, being a paedophile will give that person a stigma that just will not go away. When you think of this example & how severe people's reaction to it is, it only goes to prove WITW's point. There's little stigma attached to Racist or Sexist anymore.

How would Fairfax react if we popped the Champers & held street parties for Whitlams death? Why our media feel the need to amplify a polarised reaction in the UK is beyond me. She had nothing to do with Oz & should be shown some dignity from the press here.

Well in the case of Pravda....errrrr.....the ABC, well nothing's changed!

Buster

"Why our media feel the need to amplify a polarised reaction in the UK is beyond me. She had nothing to do with Oz & should be shown some dignity from the press here."

Because the media here is all pervasive.

And we have a hell of a lot of poms here, me included :O