Almost 200 asylum seekers returned by Albanese government since May 2022

Seven vessels have been turned back or returned to their place of origin as Labor quietly continues Coalition policy of Operation Sovereign Borders

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The Albanese government turned vessels back or returned asylum seekers aboard them on seven occasions in its first nine months in office, quietly continuing the Coalition’s Operation Sovereign Borders policy.

New details of the ventures to Australia reveal that almost 200 people, including 14 children, have attempted to come by boat since Labor’s election in May 2022.

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