The government has no alternatives in its treatment of asylum seekers other than deterrence. It will stick to his guns no matter the public outcry over camp conditions.
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Coalition’s asylum-seeker policy — lost at sea
The asylum policies of the Coalition are not only cruel, they are unworkable, writes John Menadue, Centre for Policy Development director and former Department of Immigration secretary, and Arja Keski Nummi, former first assistant secretary in the Department of Immigration and Citizenship.
READ MOREMore sloppy thinking on asylum seekers
It is possible to deter asylum seeker boat arrivals while meeting and exceeding our humanitarian obligations. But no one has put the policy together yet.
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What happened as a result of TPVs and the Pacific Solution?
There’s plenty of data to judge the success of Temporary Protection Visas and the Pacific Solution when we last tried them.
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Crikey Clarifier: government’s visa changes v TPVs
The government’s proposed changes to reintroduce temporary visas for certain asylum seekers is worse than Howard-era TPVs, according to Julian Burnside. Crikey intern Anokhee Shah reports.
READ MOREAbbott’s new Pacific Solution
The Pacific Solution will be back if Tony Abbott wins the next election, along with other failed Howard-era asylum seeker policies.
READ MOREIllogical Abbott on asylum seekers
Tony Abbott is “talking tough” on asylum seekers and how he would manage refugee issues. Too bad that his plans make no logical sense and would severely impact our relationship with Indonesia, writes Grog.
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