Labor leader Anthony Albanese has been forced to clarify Labor’s policies on border protection for the second time in a week after he mistakenly said his party supports temporary protection visas for asylum seekers. auspol ausvotes ausvotes22 ausvo...
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Minutes after his press conference had ended, Albanese re-emerged to say: “Earlier on I heard half the question, I didn’t hear all of it.” On Thursday, Albanese said people attempting to arrive in Australia by boat will be turned back to avoid offshore detention,. That day he was also forced to clarify his statement hours later by confirming Labor still supported offshore detention.
The clarifications have led to the Coalition attempting to make border protection an issue heading into the May 21 poll, despite there being no boat arrivals in years.
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