<P> During the 2013 federal election , the Abbott - led Coalition campaigned on a policy that , if elected to government , they would `` stop the boats '' and would launch Operation Sovereign Borders , combining the resources of multiple government bodies under direct control of a three star general . Following the election , Angus Campbell was promoted and appointed to oversee the operations . </P>
<P> During the 2013 federal election , the Abbott - led Coalition campaigned on a policy that , if elected to government , they would `` stop the boats '' and would launch Operation Sovereign Borders , combining the resources of multiple government bodies under direct control of a three star general . Following the election , Angus Campbell was promoted and appointed to oversee the operations . </P>
when did the stop the boats campaign start
when did the stop the boats campaign start
2013
2013