Legacy boat arrivals: Is a decade of policy paralysis about to be addressed?

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says the Government will shortly announce a ‘humane resolution’ to the situation of 31,000 legacy boat arrivals who have been living in Australia for over a decade.

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Like night follows day, Peter Dutton will immediately react with hysteria about re-starting the boats, as he does whenever there is discussion of this.

The Greens and asylum seeker advocates will also seek to misrepresent the issues, particularly the role of offshore processing.

Brief history of boat arrivals

To understand the issues the Albanese Government is wrestling with, it’s worth reviewing the…

• Legacy boat arrivals: Is a…