The Morrison government has been flatfooted by public outrage over its plan to deport a family from Biloela. Attempts to recapture the narrative have seen clumsy, anti-asylum seeker stories placed in The Australian. Paul Bongiorno on the political panic that has accompanied compassion for a Tamil family whose town spoke up.

Guest: Columnist for The Saturday Paper Paul Bongiorno.

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The Saturday Paper

The Monthly

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