The number of Rohingya trying to escape Bangladesh by boat has risen 74% since October. Increasing lawlessness in the camps is one of the major push factors.
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The Australian experience of deterring and punishing asylum seekers who arrive by boat should serve as a warning rather than a blueprint for the UK.
But the fate of thousands of other refugees and asylum seekers in limbo in Australia remains uncertain.
Like Australia and the US before it, Europe is now flirting with the idea of processing centres for refugees in transit countries.
History suggests that resettling refugees on Nauru and Manus Island in Australia and New Zealand will not enliven people smuggling between Indonesia and Christmas Island.
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Professor, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
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