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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.

H/SUN, July 25, 2013, page 30, editorial, `Boat policy lost at sea'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/boat-policy-lost-at-sea/story-fni0ffsx-1226684611905

AUST, July 25, 2013, page 12, comment by Greg Sheridan, `PNG plan is a dangerous game of bluff'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/columnists/png-plan-is-a-dangerous-game-of-bluff/story-e6frg76f-1226684587851

AUST, July 25, 2013, page 13, editorial, `Comprehensive measures could ensure PNG works'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/editorials/comprehensive-measures-could-ensure-png-works/story-e6frg71x-1226684595449

AGE, July 25, 2013, page 20, editorial, `A matter that should weigh on our conscience'.
http://www.theage.com.au/comment/the-age-editorial/a-matter-that-should-weigh-on-our-conscience-20130724-2qjjs.html

AUST, 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

AUST, July 24, 2013,  page 12, 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

AGE, July 24, 2013, page 70, comment by former refugee Danijel Malbasa, `PNG policy is harsh, but it's the right way forward'.
http://www.theage.com.au/comment/png-policy-is-harsh-but-its-the-right-way-forward-20130723-2qhfb.html

AGE, July 24, 2013, page 18, letters incl, `Taking advantage of an unequal relationship'.
http://www.theage.com.au/comment/the-age-letters/taking-advantage-of-an-unequal-relationship-20130723-2qhoo.html

AGE, July 24, 2013, page 7, comment by M Gordon, `Attack puts Abbott right into no man's land'.
http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/attack-puts-abbott-right-into-no-mans-land-20130723-2qhiv.html

H/SUN, July 23, 2013, page 20, editorial, `Rudd's boat plan leaking'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/rudds-boat-plan-leaking/story-fni0ffsx-1226683395383

AUST, July 23, 2013, page 13, editorial (with cartoon), `PNG deal is just one strategy'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/editorials/png-deal-is-just-one-strategy/story-e6frg71x-1226683394422

AUST, July 23, 2013, page 12, letters incl, `Boats plan is simply a short-term election fix'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/letters/png-plan-is-simply-a-short-term-election-fix/story-fn558imw-1226683379610

AUST, July 23, 2013, page 12, comment by George Brandis, `Asylum scheme is all show, no substance'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/opinion/asylum-scheme-all-show-no-substance/story-e6frgd0x-1226683381924

AUST, July 23, 2013, page 12, comment by Nick Cater, `Still waiting for the left's condemnation'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/columnists/still-waiting-for-the-lefts-condemnation/story-fnhulhjj-1226683383576

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

AGE, July 23, 2013, page 18, editorial, `Using taxpayers' dollars to trumpet policies'.
http://www.theage.com.au/comment/the-age-editorial/using-taxpayers-dollars-to-trumpet-policies-20130722-2qeti.html

AGE, July 23, 2013, page 4, comment by Mark Kenny, `Don't let political opportunism hide an idea that may work'.
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/dont-let-political-opportunism-hide-an-idea-that-may-work-20130722-2qewr.html

AGE, July 22, 2013, page 20, comment by Amanda Vanstone, `Labor: the home of hot and cold-running policy'.
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/labor-the-home-of-hot-and-coldrunning-policy-20130721-2qccx.html

AGE, July 22, 2013, page 21, comment by Victoria Stead, `Rudd's hard-line approach will be disastrous'.
http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/rudds-hardline-approach-will-be-disastrous-20130721-2qccy.html

AGE, July 22, 2013, page 21, comment by Maria O'Sullivan, `The PNG solution: as harsh as it is unprecedented'.
http://www.theage.com.au/comment/the-png-solution-as-harsh-as-it-is-unprecedented-20130721-2qccz.html

AGE, July 22, 2013, page 18, letters (with Petty cartoon) incl, `Legally, morally and financially unsound'.
http://www.theage.com.au/comment/the-age-letters/legally-morally-and-financially-unsound-20130721-2qcho.html

H/SUN, July 22, 2013, page 13, comment by Andrew Bolt, `New tricks won't fix a Ruddy mess'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/new-tricks-wont-fix-a-ruddy-mess/story-fni0ffxg-1226682772660

H/SUN, July 22, 2013, page 13, comment (ref to Islamic / Muslim religion and racism) by Andrew Bolt, `ABC's Papua charade'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/abcs-papua-charade-on-religion/story-fni0ffxg-1226682767664

AUST, July 22, 2013, page 13, editorial `PM's tough talking must be backed with resolve' (with letters incl, `PNG plan goes one step further than Howard did').
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/editorials/pms-tough-talking-must-be-backed-with-resolve/story-e6frg71x-1226682792959
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/letters/png-plan-goes-one-step-further-than-howard-did/story-fn558imw-1226682787727

AUST, July 22, 2013, page 12, comment by Scott Morrison, `PNG "solution" a poll fix'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/opinion/png-solution-a-poll-fix/story-e6frgd0x-1226682822614

AUST, July 22, 2013, page 12, comment (on illegal immigration via Torres Strait islands) by Queensland Premier Campbell Newman, `Blind spot on our border'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/opinion/blind-spot-on-our-border/story-e6frgd0x-1226682813704

AUST, July 22, 2013, page 5, comment by Dennis Shanahan, `Overreach and bluster tarnish audacious plan'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/columnists/overreach-and-bluster-tarnish-audacious-plan/story-e6frg75f-1226682794657

AUST, July 22, 2013, page 6, comment by Greg Sheridan, `Don't demonise a sensible, hopeful plan'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/columnists/dont-demonise-a-sensible-hopeful-plan/story-e6frg76f-1226682802103

H/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

AUST, July 20, 2013, page 23, editorial (with cartoon), `After years of failure, a refugee policy with merit'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/editorials/after-years-of-failure-a-refugee-policy-with-merit/story-e6frg71x-1226682221082

AUST, July 20, 2013, page 17, comment by Greg Sheridan, `PNG solution has to bridge the credibility gap'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/columnists/png-solution-has-to-bridge-the-credibility-gap/story-e6frg76f-1226682204490

AUST, July 20, 2013, page 15, comment by Cameron Stewart, `Fatal shore of Rudd's making'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/fatal-shore-of-kevin-rudds-making/story-fn59niix-1226682225223

AUST, July 20, 2013, page 15, comment by Paul Kelly, `PM's Tampa, his plan to redraw the political map'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/columnists/kevin-rudds-tampa-his-plan-to-redraw-the-political-map/story-e6frg74x-1226682223950

AUST, July 20, 2013, page 1, comment by Dennis Shanahan, `PM lurches in bid to right Labor's ship'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/columnists/pm-lurches-in-bid-to-right-labors-ship/story-e6frg75f-1226682255779

AGE, July 20, 2013, page 21, comment by Michael Gordon, `A bold step by Rudd, but is it his Tampa moment?'.
http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/a-bold-step-by-rudd-but-is-it-his-tampa-moment-20130719-2q9v7.html

AGE, July 20, 2013, page 18, editorial, `PNG: Australia's dumping ground'.
http://www.theage.com.au/comment/the-age-editorial/png-australias-dumping-ground-20130719-2qa4w.html

H/SUN, July 19, 2013, page 37, comment by Joseph Wakim, `Don't turn your back on refugees'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/dont-turn-your-back-on-refugees/story-fni0ffsx-1226681599309

AUST, July 19, 2013, page 11, editorial, `Instead of making excuses, PM must act on boats'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/letters/instead-of-making-excuses-pm-must-act-on-boats/story-fn558imw-1226681654797

AUST, July 19, 2013, page 10, comment by Dennis Shanahan, `Point scoring leaves Jakarta caught in the middle'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/columnists/point-scoring-leaves-jakarta-in-the-middle/story-e6frg75f-1226681621890

AUST, July 19, 2013, page 1, background news item by Peter Alford, `Jakarta's visas let Iranians flow free'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/immigration/jakartas-visas-let-iranians-flow-free/story-fn9hm1gu-1226681674102

AGE, July 19, 2013, page 22, comment (on UN refugee convention) by Ben Saul, `Humane policy thrown overboard by dry souls'.
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/humane-policy-thrown-overboard-by-dry-souls-20130718-2q74j.html