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Australian PM compares fight against ‘people-smugglers’ to war
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/09/australian-pm-compares-fight-against-people-smugglers-to-war/
Australian PM compares fight against ‘people-smugglers’ to war
By Agence France-Presse
Thursday, January 9, 2014 21:50 EST
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Friday likened the fight against people-smugglers to war, while defending the detention centres asylum-seekers are held in as effective and humanely run.
Indonesian officials say the Australian navy has turned back at least one boat carrying asylum-seekers to its shores, although The Australian newspaper said as many as five have been secretly returned.
Abbott’s conservative government has refused to reveal details of the incidents or other “operational matters”, sparking claims from the Labor opposition that it is overseeing a “Stalinist”-style media blackout.
“In the end, we are in a fierce contest with these people-smugglers,” he told a breakfast television programme.
unhappycamper comment: I'm under the impression that Tony Abbott is a douchebag similar to dick or dubya or Louie The Amazing Douche.. Do we have any Aussie DUers around to confirm that impression?