This was a master move by Rudd. Got to give credit where credit is due. He has now put up a ransom to catch the people smugglers. $200,000 doesn't sound like much, but to people trying to enter Australia, that's a king's ransom.
Abbot's plan of turning the boats back will have disasterous effects for Australia on the world stage. Several boats arriving here are already sinking or in distress. Imagine Abbott turns back a boat that then sinks and several people die. What will the UN do? Australia could be charged with brewaching basic human rights
