"What we know now is that the Government's policies have stopped the boats"

Labor frontbencher Anthony Albanese says he has changed his thinking and believes the Coalition's policy to turn back boat asylum-seeker boats is working.

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Albanese voted against turning back the boats at Labor's 2015 national conference, where the issue was heavily debated and he has also rejected calls to put a time limit on how long asylum seekers can be held in Australia’s offshore detention centers. This is the topic we discussed today with our listeners.