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Australia's 1977 response to Vietnamese boat arrivals recalled
Original: “When refugees from newly unified Vietnam began sailing into Darwin during the 1977 election campaign, the government re
During the 1977 election campaign, refugees from newly unified Vietnam began arriving by boat in Darwin, and the Australian government responded competently and calmly despite fear-mongering from opposition figures. The period marked the origin of the phrase 'queue jumpers' in Australian political vocabulary. Observers are revisiting that episode as a contrast with current immigration politics.
Why now: Comparisons between the measured 1977 handling of Vietnamese arrivals and today's harsher immigration debate are circulating.
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- “When refugees from newly unified Vietnam began sailing into Darwin during the 1977 election campaign, the government responded competently and soberly despite fear mongering by Labor leaders. (This is when the language of queue jumpers entered our lexicon.) When the head of… · maudenificent@aus.social · 41
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