cods wrote on Feb 13^th, 2019 at 8:46am:


You've already shown us that you don't care about people dying in foreign countries.

No need to keep reminding us.

greggerypeccary wrote on Feb 13^th, 2019 at 8:48am:



you couldnt lie straight in bed...

I am done...its like talking to a robot.

When a private members bill is introduced it must be voted on if the Government of the day cannot block the vote....The ALP have every right to vote on such a bill as they see fit....Labor never took it to an election because it was not their policy....How stupid are these Coalition ass holes....Loose a vote on the floor and it's Labors fault....Dickheads???

Secret Wars wrote on Feb 13^th, 2019 at 8:52am:

he  It's profile says its a female teenager   Could it be trans ?  Or just a wanker !

cods wrote on Feb 13^th, 2019 at 8:49am:


Compassion and humanitarianism have no geographical borders, my dear.

What would you say if someone YOU knew or loved drowned in foreign waters?

"Oh well, it's all good - at least they didn't die in Australia".

Would that be your attitude if it was someone close to YOU?

I'm curious.

philperth2010 wrote on Feb 13^th, 2019 at 8:56am:

This is the first time this has happened in 73yrs and the Australian constitution is all the poorer for it.
This also sets a precedent which undoubtedly will come back to bite labor on the bum.

Johnnie wrote on Feb 13^th, 2019 at 9:42am:



funny how someone elected on preferences  5 min ago...knows all about  presenting a BILL in parliament...

my my my I can see Kerryn being a future labor/green  leader

im Blair, The Daily Telegraph
February 13, 2019 1:16am
Subscriber only
The Coalition government yesterday suffered an historic defeat on asylum seeker legislation proposed by independent Kerryn Phelps and supported by Labor and the Greens.

It is the first House of Representatives defeat for any government on substantial legislation for decades, and places Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his government in a vulnerable position ahead of this year’s election.

Yet that defeat may yet prove more damaging in the longer term to Labor.

Throughout the debate on permitting easier access to Australian medical care for asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru, the government’s position has not wavered.

Scott Morrison and his Coalition team have stuck fast to their view that any weakening of current border protection measures would put at risk Australia’s security.

Prior to yesterday’s vote, which ran 75 to 74 against the government, Prime Minister Morrison observed that Labor had “failed the test” on border security.

“There is no form of this bill, no form of this bill, that does not weaken our borders,” he said. “We urge this House not to undo what is not broken.”

“The Labor Party can win as many votes in this House as they like,” the PM continued. “They are failing the test of mettle, they failing the test of duty to the Australian people.”

And Morrison concluded with words that Labor leader Bill Shorten may well have reason to consider at length in future weeks and months, and indeed if Labor forms the next government: “This is now on your head, Leader of the Opposition.”

Labor failed the Australian people when last in government by putting in place policies that encouraged people smugglers. Impressions that Labor had learned its lesson from that tragic period are now shattered

Johnnie wrote on Feb 13^th, 2019 at 9:42am:


What are you saying....That it is unprecedented for an Independent to introduce a private members bill or it is unprecedented that the opposition vote on legislation before the Parliament....What precedent are you referring too???