TVNZ logo TVNZ 3 weeks ago

Australians want PM to be tougher on boat people

Aussies want PM to be tougher on boat people (Source: Reuters)

New opinion polls added pressure on Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Monday to take a tougher stand against asylum-seekers and end a standoff involving 78 boat-people picked up by an Australian ship off Indonesia. Full Article at TVNZ

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  1. Kevin Rudd
  2. Malcolm Turnbull
  3. Stephen Smith

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  1. ABC News logo
    Australians Want PM to Be Tougher on Boat People
    3 weeks ago

    CANBERRA (Reuters) - New opinion polls added pressure on Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Monday to take a tougher stand against asylum-seekers and end a standoff involving 78 boat-people picked up by an Australian ship off Indonesia. Full Article at ABC News

  2. Reuters logo
    Australians want PM to be tougher on boat people
    3 weeks ago

    CANBERRA (Reuters) - New opinion polls added pressure on Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Monday to take a tougher stand against asylum-seekers and end a standoff involving 78 boat-people picked up by an Australian ship off Indonesia. Full Article at Reuters

  3. The Age logo
    PM can save his voice next time - that poll slide was a rough 'un
    3 weeks ago

    AUSTRALIANS' trust in Kevin Rudd and his Government has held. Even though most voters do not approve of the Government's performance on asylum seekers, this has not damaged its standing overall. Full Article at The Age

  4. Sydney Morning Herald logo
    Labor rides refugee tide
    3 weeks ago

    KEVIN RUDD'S popularity has taken a hit but support for his Labor Government remains strong following a month dominated by asylum seekers, rising interest rates and the economy. Full Article at Sydney Morning Herald

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  1. That is in essence defeat ... It means people have worked you out. They just hang about on the boat, and in the end, you will capitulate and you will land at Christmas Island.
    – Barnaby Joyce SOURCE: Webindia123 3 weeks ago
  2. There are many hard decisions before the government ... I understand that it won't necessarily be popular. People from the right of politics won't like it. People from the left of politics won't like it but my job is to get on with the business of doing it.
    Kevin Rudd – Kevin Rudd SOURCE: Webindia123 1 month ago
  3. Both parties, the government and opposition seem to be competing as to who can be toughest
    – Malcolm Fraser SOURCE: Webindia123 1 month ago
  4. You look at this terrible tragedy that's unfolding in the Indian Ocean at the moment and you've got to say this is a comprehensive failure and it's all the prime minister's fault
    Tony Abbott – Tony Abbott SOURCE: Webindia123 1 month ago
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