An interesting update in the Jeremy Thompson/Andrew Metcalfe “boat people riots” scandal, courtesy of today’s Crikey. Bernard Keane investigates what the public servant actually said, and how it was then taken out of context and twisted by the media: What’s agreed by several sources is that Metcalfe was then asked if the social impacts to [...]

The new ABC lead story, “Unrest warning as Abbott urged to dump Nauru”: Opposition Leader Tony Abbott is likely to be told by government officials today that if Australia drops offshore asylum seeker processing, the community could then expect social problems similar to those of Paris or London. In a special briefing in Brisbane to [...]