An Angry Possum Looks at the Facts on Asylum Seekers

This is essential reading. Spurred on by Andrew Bolt’s poor use of data  (nothing new there) Crikey blogger Possum has written a spectacular take-down and along the way has produced compelling data to refute the claims that the current government policy is leading to increased numbers of boat people. It’s a point already made by Mike Steketee in the Australian, but Possum really takes the cake with this.