Does Australia's harsh asylum seeker policy matter to the average Australian? It depends whether they have to get off the couch
- Written by Jill Sheppard, Senior Lecturer, School of Politics and International Relations, Australian National University
The Albanese government’s turnback of a Sri Lankan asylum seeker vessel just a day after being sworn in suggests it’s business as usual for Australia’s treatment of arrivals by boat.
Ever since the 2001 Tampa Incident – when a freighter rescued several hundred drowning refugees from a dilapidated fishing boat but was...
