Way-off topic sg.  But given the topic, easily understood.Abbott...

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    Way-off topic sg.  But given the topic, easily understood.


    Abbott and Morrison proved a formidable team on stopping the boats.  Abbott's first trip as PM was to Indonesia where he secured agreement for Indonesia to legislate against people smuggling and to crack down on the logistics of the smugglers in Indonesia.  That effectively stopped large numbers of boat even launching, enabling Morrison to deploy Australian resources to physically turn around boats.  It is said that the Australian forces that were picking up occupants of boats which were deliberately sunk, were placing those people back onto boats that they then turned back to Indonesia.  Abbott doesn't get the credit he earned with his work convincing Indonesia to support Australia in this endeavour.  You screw Indonesia over at your peril.  Ask Morrison.


    Hard to understand how Abbott could broker a realtively difficult deal like this, and then go on to lose the plot as PM, cop a warning, ignore it, and get rolled.

 
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