Philip Ruddock on the legacy of the Tampa incident 25 years on

from Radio National Breakfast · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Twenty-five years ago today, the Norwegian freighter MV Tampa steamed into Australian waters carrying hundreds of people seeking asylum in Australia. The government scrambled in parliament and the courts to prevent them landing.

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