Western leaders who believe in state sovereignty and secure borders and who have the strength and courage to fight for this, are few and far between. On this, Australia has been extremely fortunate; we have had two such leaders, John Howard and Tony Abbott.
Abbott’s 2013 election announcement that he would turn back the boats was greeted with disbelief, outrage and ridicule by an alliance of Labor, Greens, LINOs ( Liberals In Name Only) and the commentariat.
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