ROYAL COMMISSION!

This complete and utter bullshit is costing us $billions of dollars for the importation of undesirable country shoppers, most all are dodgy muslims and no Christians!

Australians in the last 6 years of treasonous Labor have watched their country being trashed with countless $billions of dollars blown!

Aussie haters, Labor/Green must be forced to account for this absolutely despicable crap!

I think it is time that we have a discussion about the drama
with Indonesia and the boats Michael.

Nothing on the horizon as yet...did a 6am check and Princess Mary coming in. Still have 2 Navy Vessels here also.

Will keep you posted !

At least the new lens will come in handy. Lets hope this is not the beginning of a new game of hide the illegals with Indonesias duplicity.

This incident clearly shows Indonesia were involved in the whole illegal trafficking scenario. Time to cancel land deals and play hard ball. They will never be a true friend to Australia.

By now it is clear that Indonesia's confected anger at our "newly disclosed" espionage has resulted in their refusal to accept any responsibility for the illegal refugees. This is a telling point about their real attitude towards us and I must say that it comes as no surprise. For decades they have accepted our economic assistance and have always repaid that largesse with contempt. Well, it's out there now just what they think of us and we will probably grin and bear it yet again. I just hope that Julie Bishop and Tony Abbott show some steel on this occasion.

Abbott blinks.

"The arrival is a loss of face for the Coalition, which vowed before the election that Australian authorities would not act as a taxi service for refugees."

http://www.smh.com.au/national/abbott-government-ends-asylum-seeker-standoff-with-indonesia-20131109-2x85v.html

The Indonesians engaged in human trafficking need to know that they can equip their human cargoes with all the satellite phones and Canberra phone numbers they like BUT as long as boats remain within the Indonesian SAR zone, all calls to Canberra will be relayed straight back to Indonesia for them to pick up their own mess.

No Australian water taxis available.

Abbott has to get serious. In future he should instruct all concerned that our vessels will no longer enter the Indonesian SAR under any circumstances whatsoever - the game is over.

While we're at it, our foreign aid budget has to be slashed due to the mounting costs of illegal intruders, so "Sorry chaps, no cash in the kitty for Indonesia this year". And by the way, quit giving them millions every year for the upkeep of the thousands of illegals who wait there biding their time. It's outrageous.

Nobody in their right minds would trust those murderous bastards. Lay down with dogs, get up with fleas. Quit scratching Mr Abbott and send the hounds packing.

So Australia capitulated to Indonesia on the latest illegal arrivals. Pathetic.

Toughen up Liberals. Capitulate once, lose face twice, and it's all over red rover. This was surrender - next thing we will be taking orders from them.

Abbott you were elected on your turn back the boats when it's safe to do so policy. Please tell our navy to direct water taxi phone calls to Indonesia and immediately stop our personnel from picking up Centrelink seekers in Indonesian waters.

Am I the only one who feels like Australia is trying to remain on good terms with Indonesia, because we fear them? I have never been happy about Timor. Edward James

There have been quite a few different versions of this rescue so hopefully Scott Morrison will give us the truth on Monday with his talk with Ray Hadley.

The last version I heard was that the asylum seeker boat put out a distress call as to engine trouble and it was answered by Indonesia who sent in a vessel. HMAS Ballarat was nearby but did not assist. The Indonesian naval vessel found that the engine was in good working order and no rescue was necessary so left the asylum seekers to continue their journey. A few hours later there was another distress call from the asylum seeker boat, again with engine problems. This time Australia responded with Ballarat and a customs boat but not an Indonesian naval vessel. The engine was not working, it had been sabotaged. The asylum seekers were offloaded onto our customs vessel with the intention to take them back to Indonesia which was the closest country. The asylum seekers were rescued in international waters. This is when the standoff occurred. Indonesia has refused to take them because they were rescued by Australia even though maritime laws state that those rescued in international waters are to be taken to the closest port which, in this case, was an Indonesian port. These asylum seekers will go to CI but then onto Manus or Nauru and not set foot onto the Australian mainland which was the second best option in the circumstances.

What do we do next time there is a distress call in International waters close to Indonesia. Well definitely not send in an Australian naval vessel. We might need an internationally flagged vessel (with armed personnel) on call and direct it to the rescue with directions to head to Indonesia.

My blood is boiling at the contemptuous behaviour of Indonesia and the connivance of the asylum seekers to force a rescue by Australia. I wonder what the Indonesian rescuers instructed them to do with their engine when it was found to be in good working order.

I think it is time to let the Indonesians know we will not be coming into their SAR area and with any boats they assist to get to CI a cost to Australia should be calculated and that cost recovered from Indonesian aid monies.
We too can play their game, I think they have more to loose.

Australia blinked and it will prove to be a HUGE mistake. The floodgates will open again. And I bet we continue to send millions of $$$ in overseas "aid" to a country that doesn't need it and clearly holds us in contempt anyway.

this backdown by the government may be just the end of round one of this stoush, but it will do no harm for concerned citizen/voters to inform Mr Abbott and Company that after suffering 6 years of Labour incompetence, corruption and gutlessness, we are in not happy with their handling of this situation thus far, and want to see some courageous leadership in this country for a long overdue change.

Ocean Protector spent the night drifting approx 50 NMiles north of Christmas Island. Underway before dawn this morning and has now arrived Christmas Island.