Kevin Rudd, when Labor prime minister, banished all boat people to the offshore camps while contesting the last election, in 2013.Having survived a party vote on his leadership just four days before the commission's report, Mr Abbott is now facing strong criticism from party luminaries over his response to it.
In view of the stakes involved, O'Reilly's camp is vigorously contesting Walsh's allegation, in an unusually public way.
Though there is little reliable polling in the contest, both camps acknowledged that the race is closer than they expected in such a heavily Republican state.
In such a contest, each camp tries to galvanise not just its own supporters but also the bystanders who might be attracted by one view or other.
With the election approaching and polls showing a close contest, each camp confronted the same quandary: whether moving ahead in campaigning would earn it the votes they needed to win or whether it would be seen as crass, unpresidential behavior as cities coped with deaths and extensive flooding.
This doesn't apply to contest shows or boot camp-types of shows where you've signed up to play the game.
But it was not a contest between opposed camps.
With that in mind, and mindful too of Bollywood's enduring popularity, Right Track and Western Union decided to organize a singing talent contest in the camps.
The company's Roxy division sponsors surf camps, contests and professional female surfers to both market and develop its clothing, said Dana Dartez, Roxy's design director.
Having made the move to Hampshire to join BBC Radio Solent, Katie has family in the region with fond memories of visits to the Isle of Wight and winning talent contests at holiday camps on Hayling Island.
