Peter Ross <Peter.Ross@bogen.in-berlin.de> wrote:
Does it say anything about the character of these people that they are on "stop the boat" campaigns and run "stop the boat" politics?
It does, but I am more concerned about their thousands of sympathizers who make it electorally prudent for both Labor and the Coalition to support such policies. Change the leadership of both parties and the political considerations driving these decisions would probably remain the same, at least in the absence of a Cabinet that is prepared to place principle and morality ahead of expedience - not a likely scenario given the composition of the larger political parties on the Australian scene at present. In short, I think better policies would require more than a change of Prime Minister/leader of the opposition.