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Claire Higgins’ important book recounts these extraordinary events. It 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.
It’s about how governments and policy-makers have dealt with the confluence of issues emerging from the end of the ‘White Australia’ policy, a recognition of international responsibilities, and shifting public opinion. Strikingly, it also shows the extent to which the attitudes and statements of politicians and policymakers can shape the mood of the country, for better and worse.
About the Author
Dr Claire Higgins is an historian and a senior research associate at the Andrew and Renata Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law at UNSW. Claire is a Fulbright Postdoctoral Scholar, and previously completed doctoral study in History as a Clarendon Scholar at Merton College, the University of Oxford, writing on the development of Australian refugee policy. At the Kaldor Centre, Claire's research concerns refugee status determination in historical context, and alternative policies for processing asylum seekers.
ISBN: 9781742235677
ISBN-10: 1742235670
Published: 1st September 2017
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 256
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: NewSouth Publishing
Country of Publication: AU
Dimensions (cm): 21.2 x 12.9 x 2.1
Weight (kg): 0.27
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