Pacific Solution

…a variation on the “Pacific Solution” introduced by Howard in 2001. In August 2011 Gillard’s Malaysia plan was ruled illegal by Australia’s High Court. As Green and independent members of the minority government opposed offshore processing of asylum seekers on principle, Gillard was forced to court members of the…

…2008, known as the “Pacific Solution,” diverted asylum seekers to Pacific Island states—including Nauru and Papua New Guinea—for offshore processing. The Pacific Solution was abolished under Kevin Rudd’s first administration. In 2012, with a rising number of asylum seekers sailing to Australia, the Julia Gillard administration reopened the closed…