My position on anyone arriving in Australia in a leaky boat is fairly straightforward: the ones who have the right to complain about it are the ones whose ancestors were dispossessed by the most notorious gangs of “boat people” – the ones who arrived from Britain in 1788 (or in the case of Western Australia, 1829). Everyone else is here on sufferance, so we’re better off shutting up and keeping shtum.

Burns injuries are horrendous beyond compare. And as pointed out we didn’t seem to need this kind of voyeurism with the Victorian bushfire victims.

What is it with this obsession with demonizing refugees coming in on rickety boats? Why are the tens of thousands of visa overstayers who fly in in comfort somehow a ‘better’ class of person? Because they’re mainly from the UK and the US and ‘look like us’?

If I have to hear Turnbull moan about this government ‘telling the truth’ one more time I’m going to puke. What a most unfortunate turn of phrase for the present leader of the Liberal party to utter in this tragedy concerning refugees on a boat. It immediately and forcefully reminds everybody of the great big lie perpetuated and used by the Howard goverment in a previous refugee boat incident.

That’s interesting that you posted this, because I was watching the news last night and it featured quite extensive footage shot IN the hospital and actually in the surgery too or so it seemed – anyway somewhere where heroic interventions were being undertaken. I thought “Hmmm I don’t remember seeing this kind of footage with the Victorian bushfires”…

Ah, but they DESERVED all the best medical care because the Victorians were taxpayers who’d made their contribution to the country rather than being foreign scroungers trying to force their way into our country through emotional blackmail and being given life-saving care through our generous benificence (prior to being kicked straight out again as soon as they’re stable).

/sarcasm

Deus Ex Macintosh’s last blog post..UK Economy “no longer in free fall”

In his eyes, probably it is.

At least this government is holding off making any public pronouncements and letting the investigators do their job. It actually shows some dignity towards people suffering But the vultures on the other side are certainly circling the carcass and pulling of what little meat to sustain their warped, vicious, sickening and greedy opinions.

After making such accusations what were Barnetts’ minders thinking of in letting him go and look more insensitive than he already did?

I really despise the way this country has, almost, always played this hateful game with every new wave of migrants to this wonderful county I live in

Maybe he was just there to ascertain whether or not they were likely to be able to pay the hospital bill.

In case they’re innocent (perhaps someone pointed out that there were other ways the assylum seekers could have forced a rescue without risking horrific burn injuries), and then he claim to be all compassionate and stuff.