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Newspaper items used in the compilation of this issue outline

(see also the Web Links / Internet Information section)

NOTE: Items indexed from The Age are often syndicated in other Fairfax newspapers. Thus, the hyperlink below an Age item may lead to the same item on another Fairfax publication's website.


Herald-Sun:  April 11, 2013, page 15, comment (on Geraldton landing) by Andrew Bolt, `We're being gamed'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/were-being-gamed-on-boat-people/story-e6frfhqf-1226617672971

The Australian:  July 4, 2013, page 10, comment by Greg Sheridan, `Is Abbott facing ambush by SBY?'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/columnists/is-abbott-facing-ambush-by-sby/story-e6frg76f-1226673943243

The Australian:  July 2, 2013, page 10, comment by Scott Morrison, `PM is the people-smugglers' best friend'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/opinion/pm-is-the-people-smugglers-best-friend/story-e6frgd0x-1226672793802

Herald-Sun:  July 1, 2013, page 13, comment by Andrew Bolt, `Rudd's still all at sea'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/kevin-rudd-is-still-all-at-sea-on-boat-people/story-fni0ffxg-1226672188409

The Australian:  July 1, 2013, page 5, comment by Greg Sheridan, `PM's remarks are grimly irresponsible'
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/columnists/pms-remarks-are-grimly-irresponsible/story-e6frg76f-1226672225425

The Age:  July 10, 2013, page 18, editorial (on "turn back the boats"), `Gunboat diplomacy disgrace'. (Online version: scroll down to second editorial on page)
http://www.theage.com.au/comment/the-age-editorial/alps-facelift-must-be-more-than-skin-deep-20130709-2poa0.html

The Australian:  July 8, 2013, page 4, comment by Greg Sheridan, `No, PM, Jakarta isn't at odds with Abbott'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/columnists/jakarta-isnt-at-odds-with-abbott/story-e6frg76f-1226675630988

The Age:  July 8, 2013, page 4, news item by Bianca Hall, `Coalition defends tow-back policy'.
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/coalition-defends-towback-policy-20130707-2pkaw.html

The Age:  July 6, 2013, page 1, news item by Michael Bachelard, `Jakarta spurns Abbott's turn-back-boats plan'.
http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/jakarta-spurns-abbotts-turnbackboats-plan-20130705-2phlj.html

The Australian:  July 18, 2013, page 11, letters incl, `There's no basis for complaint about tow-backs'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/letters/theres-no-basis-for-complaint-about-tow-backs/story-fn558imw-1226680990673

The Age:  July 18, 2013, page 4, news item by David Wroe, `Asylum-seeker deaths take emotional toll on navy staff'.
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/asylumseeker-deaths-take-emotional-toll-on-navy-staff-20130717-2q4mt.html

The Australian:  July 17, 2013, page 11, editorial, `Turning back the politics'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/editorials/turning-back-the-politics/story-e6frg71x-1226680417915

The Age:  July 17, 2013, page 18, editorial, `View from Jakarta is clear'.(Online version: scroll down to second editorial on page)
http://www.theage.com.au/comment/the-age-editorial/being-invisible-doesnt-mean-missing-the-point-20130716-2q27j.html

The Australian:  July 16, 2013, page 1, news item by Maley and Callick, `Jakarta opens door to tow-backs'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/immigration/jakarta-opens-door-to-talk-about-tow-backs/story-fn9hm1gu-1226679874057

The Australian:  July 15, 2013, page 11, editorial, `Rudd must act on boat crisis'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/editorials/rudd-must-act-on-boat-crisis/story-e6frg71x-1226679286010

The Age:  July 15, 2013, page 21, comment by Azadeh Dastyari, `Abbott's copycat tow-back plan won't stop the boats'.
http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/abbotts-copycat-towback-plan-wont-stop-the-boats-20130714-2pxyg.html

The Australian:  July 13, 2013, page 1, news item by Brendan Nicholson, `Military advising Libs on tow-backs'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/military-advising-coalition-on-tow-backs/story-fn59niix-1226678745074

The Age:  July 13, 2013, page 20, analysis (photos) by Wroe and Hall, `The opposition's leaky boat plan'.
http://www.smh.com.au/world/the-oppositions-leaky-boat-plan-20130712-2pvkz.html

The Australian:  July 12, 2013, page 12, comment by Alexander Downer, `Rudd sold out our national interests and lost respect in Jakarta'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/opinion/rudd-sold-out-our-national-interests-and-lost-respect-in-jakarta/story-e6frgd0x-1226677876352

The Australian:  July 24, 2013, page 6, comment by Chris Kenny, `We need turnbacks to stop the incomers'
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/columnists/we-need-turnbacks-to-stop-incomers/story-fn8qlm5e-1226683979915

The Australian:  July 24, 2013, page 6, comment by Jim Molan, `We can hope it works, but PNG is no solution'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/opinion/we-can-hope-it-works-but-png-is-no-solution/story-e6frgd0x-1226683974523

The Age:  July 23, 2013, page 20, comment by Paul Komassaroff and Suresh Sundram, `How to solve the boat problem without cruelty'.
http://www.theage.com.au/comment/how-to-solve-the-boat-problem-without-cruelty-20130722-2qeof.html

Herald-Sun:  July 20, 2013, page 32, comment by Laurie Oakes, `Turning back the tide'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/prime-minister-kevin-rudd-is-turning-back-the-tide-on-the-boats/story-fni0fha6-1226682214720

The Australian:  July 27, 2013, page 5, news items (photos) incl, `Indonesia "wants to discuss turn-backs"'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/png-solution-1200-in-week-one-indonesia-wants-to-discuss-turn-backs/story-fn59niix-1226686615360