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By boat or by plane? If you’re seeking asylum in Australia, the outcome is similarly bleak

  • Written by Savitri Taylor, Associate Professor, Law School, La Trobe University
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Last week, 39 foreign nationals arrived in a remote part of Western Australia by boat. This revived dormant debates about border security.

People without visas come to Australia by air and sea, though we only ever seem to hear about the latter. Unlike unauthorised air arrivals, unauthorised maritime arrivals (people without visas that...

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