Asylum by Boat: Origins of Australia's Refugee Policy

Claire Higgins' important book is driven by the question of how we moved from a humanitarian approach to policies of mandatory detention - including on remote islands - and boat turn-backs. Like now, the politicians of the time wanted to control entry. Unlike now, they also wanted to respect Australia's obligations under international law.

• | Author: Claire Higgins
• | Publisher: NewSouth
• | Publication Date: Sep 01, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 256 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1742235670
• | ISBN-13: 9781742235677