{"product_id":"asylum-by-boat-origins-of-australias-refugee-policy-9781742235677","title":"Asylum by Boat: Origins of Australia's Refugee Policy","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Claire Higgins\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: NewSouth Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: NewSouth Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Australia \u0026amp; New Zealand - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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, and the resettlement of tens of thousands more Indochinese refugees, 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. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46489276973207,"sku":"9781742235677","price":1942.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781742235677.jpg?v=1766341216","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/asylum-by-boat-origins-of-australias-refugee-policy-9781742235677","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}