Revisited: How the Tampa affair changed Australia’s stance on asylum seekers
by Presented by Laura Murphy-Oates and reported by Da from World news | The Guardian on (#5TTRB)
A standout 2021 episode reflecting on the 20-year anniversary of the Tampa affair. Afghan refugee Abbas Nazari, then a seven-year-old child on the MV Tampa, and Guardian journalist David Marr remember the humanitarian and political crisis that shapes Australia's policies on asylum seekers and their claims to this day
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