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2 September 2026

Australia has spent 25 years ‘stopping the boats’, but that’s not the same as controlling migration

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Australia has spent 25 years ‘stopping the boats’, but that’s not the same as controlling migration

Australia has spent a quarter of a century selling the world a simple idea: crack down on boats at the border, and people will believe you have migration under control. As Australian politicians and ...

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