Ardern's Moral Posturing Has Consequences
During the Second World War, in Britain the warning was, "Loose Lips Sink Ships". As the U-boats hunted for convoys of merchant vessels, sinking hundreds as they made their way to Britain carrying vital supplies, people were made conscious of the need for secrecy. Given German intelligence operatives were active on radio listening posts, information often deemed to be harmless might have been sufficient for security leaks, leading to focused U-boat efforts on expected convoys.
Now circumstances have changed. We need to update the slogan from "Loose Lips Sink Ships" to "Loose Lips Launch Ships". Several years ago Australian waters were invaded by boats launched out of Indonesia, carrying "refugees". The Labour government of the day welcomed them into Australia. At its height, one boat a week was arriving on Australian shores. Most of these "boat people" were not genuine refugees: they were economic migrants who had paid money for passage to Australia. They arrived, as the scam requires, with all their documentation mysteriously missing. No passports, no documents proving provenance. No UN refugee certification. Nothing.
Then Labour lost an election, and the Liberal administration stopped the boats virtually overnight. They simply deployed the Australian navy to detect the ships and turn them back to Indonesia. They continue to patrol in this fashion, and they continue to turn boats back.
But those in the business of people-running on the seas are smart, well-informed, cunning, and business savvy.
