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"MAYDAY ... we need help" - the Tampa refugee crisis | Tampa: The Turning Point | ABC iview
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1:19Now PlayingTampa: The Turning Point is a real-life account of an eight-day crisis involving the Norwegian freighter MV Tampa, whose captain defied Canberra by sailing into Australian waters to land 433 rescued asylum seekers. The affair, under Prime Minister John Howard, heralded decades of hardline asylum-seeker policy in Australia.
Tampa: The Turning Point - Stream from Tuesday 1 September at 8.30pm on ABC iview and ABC TV.
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