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Reluctant rescuers : an exploration of the Australian border protection system's safety record in detecting and intercepting asylum-seeker boats, 1998-2011 / Tony Kevin.
Publication details: Manuka, A.C.T. : T. Kevin, 2012.Description: xxiv, 166 p. : maps ; 23 cmISBN:- 9780987319005 (pbk.)
- Exploration of the Australian border protection system's safety record in detecting and intercepting asylum-seeker boats, 1998-2011
- 363.286 23
- HV640.4.A8 .K48 2012
- Also available online.
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Non-Fiction | 363.286 KEV | Available | 054272 |
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Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In five major separate boat sinkings or disappearances since SIEV X in 2001, more than 400 asylum seekers bound for Australia have been lost at sea. This book forensically examines what can be learned from exploring the public record on the four more recent tragedies in 2009 - 2011. His main conclusion: that the Australian border security system has lost its moral compass. Safety of life at sea must now be reaffirmed as a declared core responsibility of the system.
Also available online.
