Published: March 04, 2019
The circumstances of the Tampa crisis have contributed to the world we inhabit now, but that world is not the same
The turn the debate on asylum seekers has taken in the lead up to the election has led to comparisons with the Tampa crisis and fears we are in the thick of Tampa 2.0.
To be sure, fear remains as powerful a currency as it was in 2001. The prime minister’s recent scare-mongering language suggests the government will deploy the Tampa playbook which goes along the lines of “How to use race politics to get votes and wedge your opponents”. We are not in the thick of Tampa 2.0 though.
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