Can I just say, on the record, for all those who are paying attention (especially you Ruddock and Howard), I think Mandatory Detention of Refugees sucks. I've heard that they are thinking about letting the women and children go. I think that's a good start, but it's still a poor effort. They should go the whole way, let them all go. I think it's just plain rude to lock people up. Perhaps it's ok if they are criminals, but as far as I can tell, the people in our detention centres aren't criminals, well, no more than you or I.

Anyway that's what I think and I hope Ruddock reads it.