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Australia becomes a signatory to the United Nations Refugee Convention
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laws for all foreigners who arrive in Australia without a visa were introduced in Australia by the Keating labor government.
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John Howard turns away the freighter ship Tampa,carrying 443 asylum seekers
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Woomera detention centre closed
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Asylum seekers are still processed offshore but will only be detained if they pose a risk to the community
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More than 1100 passengers and over 46 crew have arrived in Australia by boat in 2009
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carrying alyssum seeks off northern Australia kills five people, and leaves many more injured
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Under a cloud of secrecy Australia allegedly turns the first boat back to Indonesia, making the 'turn back the boats' policy official.
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Thousands of refugees enter Australia after the Vietnam war
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Becoming homeless by Christmas due to unfair ‘Fast Track’ policy