Christmas Island - The "Pacific Solution"

Time: Thursday Sep 27, 2001

Place: Christmas Island

Details: The Howard government operated the "Pacific Solution" from 2001 to 2007, excising Christmas Island from Australia's migration zone so that asylum seekers on the island could not apply for refugee status. Asylum seekers were relocated from Christmas Island to Manus Island and Nauru.

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