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Aaron Bunch

DARK SECRETS: Eight days that triggered a dark australian legacy | Rare Historical Photos

The Tampa's rescue of 433 asylum seekers indelibly altered Australia's policy on boat arrivals. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

When a defiant Norwegian supertanker entered Australian waters in 2001 with hundreds of rescued asylum seekers aboard, political hell broke loose.

Lagging in the polls and with an election looming, the Howard government unsuccessfully attempted to repel the 66,000 tonne freighter, sparking a diplomatic crisis.

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