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Australian politics

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Gillard’s Malaysia plan

  • The first female prime minister of Australia
    In Julia Gillard: Prime minister

    …a variation on the “Pacific Solution” introduced by Howard in 2001. In August 2011 Gillard’s Malaysia plan was ruled illegal by Australia’s High Court. As Green and independent members of the minority government opposed offshore processing of asylum seekers on principle, Gillard was forced to court members of the…

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history of Australia

  • Map showing the country of Australia divided into its states and territories with major cities and surrounding bodies of water, including the Indian Ocean, Coral Sea, Tasman Sea, and Pacific Ocean.
    In Australia: Foreign policy and immigration

    …2008, known as the “Pacific Solution,” diverted asylum seekers to Pacific Island states—including Nauru and Papua New Guinea—for offshore processing. The Pacific Solution was abolished under Kevin Rudd’s first administration. In 2012, with a rising number of asylum seekers sailing to Australia, the Julia Gillard administration reopened the closed…

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