arrival of almost 45,000 boatpeople

Policy failure creating a monstrous problem

THE arrival of almost 45,000 boatpeople in Australia's north since Labor unwound John Howard's border protection policies in late 2008 represents the most comprehensive policy failure since World War II.

But whereas most policy failures have a complex set of causes, and involve many uncoordinated actors pushing events beyond Canberra's control, this failure is entirely Canberra's own.

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