Abbott says Australia is considering paying people smugglers to take their passengers back to Indonesia. There is evidence it has already done so, and Abbott refuses to deny it.

Abbott will soon hit on the idea of paying them to drown their passengers. That is included in "stop the boats by hook or by crook".

When the government acts in secret, democracy depends on whistleblowers. No wonder Abbott has imposed new punishments on whistleblowers, and increased massive surveillance so as to catch them. Instead of accountable government, it's "Don't look behind the curtain" government.