A Certain Maritime Incident: The Sinking of SIEV X - Softcover
In October 2001, more than 400 asylum-seekers departed from Indonesia in a grossly overcrowded, unseaworthy boat bound for Australia. Somewhere between the two countries, however, the boat sank, and 353 people drowned. The Australian government claimed it had no prior knowledge of the unfolding tragedy, yet ministers and senior officials from the beginning tried to mislead the Australian Senate and the community. This book connects the dots to reveal a disquieting record of government misconduct and attempts to answer plaguing questions, such as What did the government and its agencies know about the boat and its fate, and when? Did they have any responsibility for the tragedy? and Did they have a duty of care to save the survivors?
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Tony Kevin worked for Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, served in the Prime Minister’s Department, and was Australia’s ambassador to Poland and Cambodia. He is currently an honorary visiting fellow at the ANU Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies. He has written extensively on Australian national security and refugee policies in Australia’s national print media, including the Australian Financial Review, Canberra Times, and the Sydney Morning Herald.
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- PublisherScribe Publications Pty Ltd.
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 1920769218
- ISBN 13 9781920769215
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages320
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. 320 pages. Cover worn. Ex-library In October 2001, over 400 asylum-seekers departed from Indonesia in a grossly overcrowded, unseaworthy boat bound for Australia. Somewhere between the two countries the boat sank, with a terrible loss of life 353 of the asylum-seekers drowned. The Australian government claimed it ha d no prior knowledge of the unfolding tragedy. Yet ministers and senior officials from the beginning tried to mislead the Austral ian Senate and the community over important questions. What did t he government and its agencies know about the boat and its fate, and when? Did we have any responsibility for the tragedy? Did we have a duty of care to save the survivors that we shirked? A Cer tain Maritime Incident joins the dots for the first time to reve al a disquieting record of government misconduct, including Aust ralian Federal Police involvement in a people-smuggling 'disrupti on program', and an extraordinary combination of stonewalling an d professed ignorance by a government dedicated to micromanaging the deterrence of asylum-seeker voyages. The victims of this ma ritime disaster were mostly women and children, and many of their male family members are living in the Australian community on t emporary protection visas. This book is dedicated to the grievin g kin. It is also for the rest of us because, Tony Kevin argues, nothing less than a comprehensive judicial inquiry into the sink ing of SIEV X will suffice if Australia is to regain its nationa l honour. Seller Inventory # 2759ae
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