The immigration department head, the hapless Bill Farmer, issued a double somersault apology with pike yesterday, and the PM decreed that a new baby could stay in Australia, although the ABC reported the fate of the baby’s parents was unclear.

Seriously, John, you should stick to spending our money to keep farmers in the drought zone, and let Peter C deal with the kiddies as he has more natural empathy for small people. Well done Petro, keep fighting! We link here and here to the most biting commentary. The second of these articles says Peter Costello’s views are the same as Mr Howard’s. This I find amazing.

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