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	Podcast:		The Signal
	Episode:		If we close Nauru, will the boats return?
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:15:17
	Publish Date:		2018-10-30 12:00:00
	Description:		The logic behind Australia's hardline asylum seeker policy has always been that it stops the boats. But as more and more people are transferred off Nauru for emergency medical attention, policy experts are starting to think indefinite offshore might be overkill. So what do we know about the deterrents that stop people getting on boats and making the trip? Could turn backs be enough on their own, or do we really need to leave 652 people on Nauru?
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