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I can’t believe this is our third goddamn federal election where one of the main talking points is how to stop asylum seekers coming to Australia by boats, which they are perfectly entitled to do.  The.  Third.  Goddamn.  Time.

Nothing stimulates the electorate like playing this card: John Howard first played this political move in his second term as Prime Minister.  When he incorrectly asserted that aslyum seekers on the boat were throwing their children overboard in a ploy to ensure their rescue and entry in Australia it contributed significantly towards his re-election in November 2001 with an increased ...