The interception of the latest boat carrying 67 passengers means that over 50,000 people have now arrived illegally by boat since Mr Rudd dismantled our border protection policies.
This milestone is a terrible indictment of Kevin Rudd’s failed policy.
It has cost over 1,000 lives.
50,032 people on 798 boats have arrived since Mr Rudd changed John Howard’s policies that stopped the boats.
Over 1,900 people have now arrived since Mr Rudd launched his so called ‘PNG solution’.
It has also resulted in over $11 billion in Budget blowouts – money that should have been spent on hospitals, schools and roads.
It has damaged Australia’s international reputation and weakened our borders.
The Coalition has a clear, consistent plan to stop the boats.
Mr Rudd is just all talk and has neither the will nor the competence to secure our borders.
The Coalition has a detailed plan for stronger borders which will:
If elected, the Coalition will also initiate Operation Sovereign Borders, to be led by a senior military commander. Read more here
At this election there is a choice: between the Coalition’s proven plan that will stop the boats, or a continuation of Labor’s record of failure and misery.
Regards,
Scott Morrison
This milestone is a terrible indictment of Kevin Rudd’s failed policy.
It has cost over 1,000 lives.
50,032 people on 798 boats have arrived since Mr Rudd changed John Howard’s policies that stopped the boats.
Over 1,900 people have now arrived since Mr Rudd launched his so called ‘PNG solution’.
It has also resulted in over $11 billion in Budget blowouts – money that should have been spent on hospitals, schools and roads.
It has damaged Australia’s international reputation and weakened our borders.
The Coalition has a clear, consistent plan to stop the boats.
Mr Rudd is just all talk and has neither the will nor the competence to secure our borders.
The Coalition has a detailed plan for stronger borders which will:
- Re-establish rigorous and expanded offshore processing for illegal arrivals;
- Give orders to the Navy and Customs Service to turn back boats where safe to do so;
- Re-introduce Temporary Protection Visas (TPVs) for asylum seekers found to be genuine refugees, and return them home when it is safe;
- Deny those asylum seekers - who deliberately discard identification documentation - the benefit of the doubt when determining their refugee status;
- Work with our neighbours to stop people smugglers and deter their customers from coming into the region; and
- Guarantee places for offshore humanitarian visa applicants by denying permanent visas to illegal boat arrivals.
If elected, the Coalition will also initiate Operation Sovereign Borders, to be led by a senior military commander. Read more here
At this election there is a choice: between the Coalition’s proven plan that will stop the boats, or a continuation of Labor’s record of failure and misery.
Regards,
Scott Morrison
