Tampa: The Turning Point

When Afghan refugee Abbas Nazari boards a dilapidated Indonesian fishing vessel with over 400 others in 2001, he has no idea he's about to be at the centre of one of the most dramatic chapters in Australian history.Tampa: The Turning Point re-examines the August 2001 MV Tampa crisis, marking 25 years since the eight-day maritime standoff that reshaped Australian border protection and global immigration policies.