[Mad Dawgg]

"The Australian government has made it quite clear it will not be asking for payment because that is not how the system works. As I’ve said."

I take it such is paid for with Tax Money.

If so and we would get one of these record breaker attempts every month with the same results (lost at sea in those same waters) would they need more tax money to fund the search and rescue costs?

Would the Aussies be glad to cough up more tax money so these folks could keep rolling the dice on getting a reality show?

I'm betting not.

[naturalman1975]

I take it such is paid for with Tax Money.

Yes, it is.

If so and we would get one of these record breaker attempts every month with the same results (lost at sea in those same waters) would they need more tax money to fund the search and rescue costs?

Yes, it would be. But we don't. We have to deal with this every few years. It is a recurring issue. It's one we are used to. It's a reality that Australia's location and relative isolation means we have a very large amount of sea to look after. We deal with that.

Would the Aussies be glad to cough up more tax money so these folks could keep rolling the dice on getting a reality show?

No - I think we would expect that American child welfare authorities deal with parents like that.