Australia's asylum policies under the spotlight in 2016

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (right) and Immigration Minister Peter Dutton tour the Australian Maritime Border Command Centre in Canberra Source: AAP

2016 comes to a close with a cloud of uncertainty over Australia's plans to send some refugees from offshore detention to the United States. It was a year that brought to light more details of the federal government's secretive asylum regime, as it tried to fend off condemnation at home and abroad. A feature presented by Anita Barar

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