The Oceanic Viking, Indonesia and Australia's refugee dilemma

For several weeks in October and early November, Australian politics was dominated not by the economy or climate change, but by the conduct and fate of 78 Sri Lankan asylum-seekers aboard an Australian customs vessel, Oceanic Viking, outside the port of Tanjung Pinang in Indonesia. The incident exposed some of the fissures in international refugee law, as well as Australias uneasy relationship with those who arrive by boat.