Asylum by boat: origins of australia's refugee policy
Auteur :
Higgins, Claire
Éditeur :
UNSW Press
ISBN :
9781742235677
Date de publication :
1 sept. 2017
Dimensions :
20,9 x 13,9 x 1,4 cm
Poids :
270 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Australie
In the late 1970s, 2000 Vietnamese arrived in Australia by boat, fleeing persecution. Their arrival presented a challenge to politicians, but the way the Fraser government handled it marked a turning point in Australia's immigration history. Turn-backs and detention were proposed, and rejected. Claire Higgins' important book recounts these extraordinary events.