It has been obvious to anyone that takes any notice of these matters that the Coalition lost its moral compass on the question of the human rights of refugees early in Howard's stewardship.
In a breathtaking leap back to the future Abbott and Morrison have announced today that TPVs and the Pacific Solution are to be dusted off. Forget about dog whistles, the loudhailer is out again, reminding us of Tampa and the fallout.
The Age reports "Mr Abbott said his party would find unnamed countries to process Australia-bound asylum seekers, as it did when under the dismantled Pacific Solution.
Asylum seekers were detained on Nauru and Manus Island.
As leader, Mr Turnbull upset moderates by announcing without consultation the Coalition would introduce temporary protection visas.
Both measures were described by Liberal MP Petro Georgiou as "cruel" and "regressive"."
It worked a treat for Howard. It will be interesting to see whether the body politic has matured somewhat since those depth plumbing times.
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