With Navy's record of abuse, asylum boat claims can't be ignored

Benjamin Wadham

With Navy's record of abuse, asylum boat claims can't be ignored

College of Education, Psychology and Social Work

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Abstract

Prime minister Tony Abbott’s three-word slogan “stop the boats” may be meeting its promise. Last Friday, Abbott was “very pleased” to point out that it was the “50th day without an illegal boat arriving in Australia”. However, what damage is the policy doing to the Australian Navy’s reputation?

Original language	English
Number of pages	4
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publisher	The Conversation
Publication status	Published - 10 Feb 2014

Keywords

Navy misconduct
asylum seekers
immigration policy
Australian Defence Force
ADF
HMAS
abuse
defence personnel

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With Navy's record of abuse, asylum boat claims can't be ignored

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