since 1991 31% of boat people are on disability pensions.

last week a 92 year old woman drowned, why was she on the boat..for a better life?...ffs

exactly megsy- a 92 yo woman!!!!

apparently thats john howards fault FFFFFFFSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Greens the only ones that get it right on this non-issue imo

Boat people offered as much in free goodies as they paid to come 301 Comments | Permalink Andrew Bolt Blog   
By Andrew Bolt–, Friday,
February, 17,
2012,
(6:07am)  Filed under:So a people smuggler goes to, say Quetta or some other city in Pakistan, and shows a bunch of young guys this news item about a land of free electronics and houses grander than their own:


WASHING machines, microwave ovens, DVDs and plasma TVs are among a 60-item welcome gift pack for asylum seekers offered rent-free homes in the community.

To fulfil a promise to move an influx of families out of detention, the Gillard Government is now fitting out each home with up to $10,000 worth of furnishings and electronics.

They are given food hampers upon arrival at rented homes where they wait for their claims to be processed…

Everything from beds, fridges, mattresses and lounges to an alarm clock radio, clothes hangers and containers for biscuits are being bought in a “household goods formation package” that contains more than 60 items.

It includes a television at a minimum size of 53cm.

An average family of five is eligible for $7100 worth of goods, while larger families of more than nine people can be provided with up to $9850 in furnishings, the Opposition has revealed after Senate estimates this week.

Special consideration is given to providing computers, internet access, mobile phones, bikes, skateboards, rollerblades, iPods, games consoles and sewing machines.

So that people smuggler makes an offer. Pay me $10,000, and I can get you to Australia where you’ll be given almost as much in electronic goods - plus welfare for life, or the chance to earn more money in a year than you’ll earn here in a decade. Once in, you can sponsor the rest of your family to come over legally.

It seems anything for illegal immingrants.

Free pickup at sea - just call.

Housing up to 4 star. Even a 4 star motel renamed as a detention centre is still a 4 star, while we have homeless with no support sleeping rough.

$10,000.00 welcome pack, immunity from prosecution for crimes such as arson, assault, criminal damage.

Annual cost somewhere between $500,000,000.00 and $1 billion.
There's a stench coming from Canberra. Must be the government going off.

Perfect timing.....Bolt proven by law to publish racist leaning comment.

fact is fact, the details bolt gave out are correct...laugh it off to save face on your arguement, it wont wash

take out the racist aboriginal bullshyt fact is fact on the boat people.
he is not the only journalist to stand up and tell it as it is.

AFL.... 80% OF BOAT PEOPLE DESTROY ALL PASSPORTS AND OTHER DOCEUMENTATION...DO YOU THINK THEY SHOULD THEN BE ALLOWED TO BE ACCEPTED INTO AUSTRALIA?

Nick Folkes,

The Labor and Green parties have destroyed Australia’s once enviable border protection policies on asylum seekers. And the Liberals were far from perfect with what they did as well.

Last year over 4,500 fake refugees entered Australian waters, having made their way past many other safe havens, just to get to Australia – “the land of milk and honey”. The boat people even receive preference over disadvantaged and struggling Australian families. Once the illegals have been processed, they are then eligible to bring their families to Australia, adding further costs to the Australian taxpayer.

The current fiasco costs the Australian taxpayer billions of dollars annually. After processing, the bogus refugees get immediate access to Centrelink payments, the public housing system, various free benefits, and free dental and medical benefits; while Australians languish in ever-lengthening queues of despair.

It has also been reported in the media that over 85% of boat people are still on welfare after five years of residence in Australia. The annual bill for taxpayer-funded payments runs into the billions, especially taking into consideration all of the welfare payments and other forms of assistance that they receive.

The welfare system and public health care system in Australia have limited resources. Overburdening those systems with thousands of more bogus refugees means that Australians miss out, whether by suffering in longer and longer queues for medical assistance or missing out in decent increases in benefits because there just are not enough dollars to go around.

Go to the Gov't website and post exactly what they get....by LAW.

Like i did last time you posted bs.

AFl - stop calling people racist everytime they speak the truth.

megsy.....sorry if you misunderstood what i posted. I wasn't accusing you of name-calling and apologized for my name-calling.

If you don't want to accept my apology, fine, but at least i made it.


Mrben i did not call anyone racist. You are a proven liar twice now.

Post where i called anyone a racist.              I didn't........... that is lie No1.

Post the 6 PM's you claim i sent to you.          I didn't.......that is lie No 2.

What a pathetic individual you must be Mrben.

You are weak as pi ss.

Border Protection have just received a call of a boat in distress..Aust is in communication with Indonesian Search and Rescue..They think it may be a false call but they are looking into it..Where's the boat "20 miles South of Indonesia"...WTF!! are we doing????

we will sail the seven seas looking for them ffs

it's ok - if the Liberals were in power they'd the hunt the boat down and tow it back - who cares what happens to the people on it if they do OR even worse - they scuttle the boat, like they have in the past, and put not only their own lives at greater risk but also the lives of aussie service personal who are just doing their jobs

won't be able to watch the debate unfold today, could get pretty interesting though - have fun all

Cheers megsy.

well said DT

well said Pastie.

poorly said AFL

interesting fact. before labour removed the australia border protection policy, there were 4 refugees  at christmas island.

lazza, thousands