Published work Foreign Minister Julie Bishop casts doubt on Prime Minister’s ‘stop-the-boats’ policy for European nations April 23, 2015April 28, 2015 admin australia, humanitarian crisis, Julie Bishop, Mediterranean, refugees, Tony Abbott Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has stopped short of recommending an Australian-style refugee policy for Europe, saying it “might not work” for them. Source: Foreign Minister Julie Bishop casts doubt on Prime Minister’s ‘stop-the-boats’ policy for European nations