Push-back policy helping fuel humanitarian disaster
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The policy of Australia's government under Tony Abbott of "stopping the boats" full of asylum-seekers from various countries and turning them back has contributed in no small measure to the humanitarian disaster now unfolding off the coasts of Thailand, M
The governments of these countries are steadfastly refusing to accept the boatloads of Rohingya refugees arriving in their waters. The inhumane policy practised by the Abbott government has caught on and is now being copied by governments in Southeast Asia. What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
Edward B Duhigg
