The government should immediately stop all work on Nauru and Menace Island because it's just going to be a massive waste of resources. Massive. We already have far more people waiting to go there than can be supported.
How come so many people predicted this outcome? Even amongst the limited number of posters on HC there were many of us who saw the inevitable - that the smugglers would simply kill the plan with volume. I think most of are surprised at the speed at which this has been achieved.
Abbott is in Indonesia now. That is the only place to resolve this conundrum.
