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Centres, first on shore, . but then under the pacific solution, detention centres - on nauru and papua new guinea. now that did pretty much stop, slow the boat to minimal- numbers, not completely. in 2007, the labour party went to the election and won saying i we are going to unwind thisl inhumane, immoral system. and they did. and the boats came back with ferocity. i and this arguably killed i their re—election chances two elections later. because when the boatsj came back with ferocity, we h...

To do so. so you can see statistically why people might carry on coming, although it is very dangerous water, one of the most crowded waterways in the world, actually the risk to life is proportionally relatively low. terrible what happened to that a5, but proportionally its quite a low figure. australia had exactly this problem of offshoring. it tried to offshore, and australia, it seemed to work. well, if you look to australia, this is playing out perfectly. for the british conservatives here,...

By Binoy Kampmark When it comes to the tawdry, hideous business of politicising the right to asylum, and the refugees who arise from it, no country does it better than Australia.  A country proud of being a pioneer in women’s rights, the secret ballot, good pay conditions and tatty hardware (the Hills Hoist remains a […]

In 2013, but the high - court knocked it down. but that enabled the conservative government in australia, - when it won power, to essentially rip up all international law. - international law in- australia is not adhered to. and they then began to turn back the boats, to tow- them back to indonesia. they put them in orangel lifeboats and said, its up to you if you get back safely. they would be given enough fuel to make it to indonesia. - so thats ultimately in australias case what stopped the b...

Do so. seeking you can see statistically why people might carry on coming with the risk to life although its a very dangerous one of the most crowded in the world actually proportionately is low. let proportionately its a low figure. australia had exactly this problem a tried to offshore and australia it seemed to work. it tried to offshore and australia it seemed to work.— tried to offshore and australia it seemed to work. if you look to our stratus is playing _ seemed to work. if you look to...

Indonesia. they would put them in orange _ indonesia. they would put them in orange lifeboats and said its up to you if— orange lifeboats and said its up to you if you — orange lifeboats and said its up to you if you get back safely. thats ultimately — you if you get back safely. thats ultimately what stopped the boats. in ultimately what stopped the boats. in the _ ultimately what stopped the boats. in the and — ultimately what stopped the boats. in the and international law did not acc...

When it comes to the business of politicising the right to asylum, no country jettisons the key principles of international law better than Australia, argues Binoy Kampmark.

It's time for the Labor Party to right the wrongs done to asylum seekers by both sides of government, writes Dr Binoy Kampmark. WHEN IT COMES to the

New minister for immigration Andrew Giles says he was deeply affected by legally representing the ill-fated asylum seekers picked up by Norwegian freighter MV Tampa in 2001

When it comes to the tawdry, hideous business of politicising the right to asylum, and the refugees who arise from it, no country does it better than Australia. A country proud of being a pioneer in women’s rights, the secret ballot, good pay conditions and tatty hardware (the Hills Hoist remains a famous suburban monstrosity)