SKIP TO MAIN CONTENT

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

2016 came to a close with a cloud of uncertainty over Australia's plans to send some refugees from offshore detention to the United States.


Published

Updated

By Kristina Kukolja, Bích Ngọc

Source: SBS



Skip to podcast episode content

2016 came to a close with a cloud of uncertainty over Australia's plans to send some refugees from offshore detention to the United States.


It ends 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.


Latest podcast episodes

Follow SBS Vietnamese

Download our apps

Listen to our podcasts

Get the latest with our exclusive in-language podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.

Watch on SBS

SBS World News

Take a global view with Australia's most comprehensive world news service

Stream now