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07/02/16
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Originally posted by jambo12
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Justis, you are either naive, foolish, or deliberately peddling falsehoods.
There was a monumental amount of work still to do to after Rudd's initial change-of-heart was put in place before the tragic trade was completely stopped.
The entire suite of policies had faced multiple court challenges, the full force of the ABC/Fairfax, an entire 'refugee' industry, all attempting to get the conveyor-belt of disaster back on track.
Abbott needed the hide of a rhino, the patience of Job and the backing of his party. You may argue that Rudd would have had all that plus the required level of fortitude to see it through, I would argue against. Either way to say that the work was done and 'OK a few boats got turned back' so understates the level of the problem which was faced as to be truly bizarre.
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The below chart shows the change in arrivals from one week to the next during Mr Morrison's comparison period. Dr Higginson says it shows "there is no evidence that we're seeing a greater reduction happening over time". The red line is the point at which Operation Sovereign Borders began.