Freeing Ali: The Human Face of the Pacific Solution

Michael Gordon was the first journalist to gain unrestricted access to the refugee detention centre on Nauru. Freeing Ali tells of detainee Ali Mallaie, and follows his story from Afghanistan to Nauru, and ultimately to Melbourne.

He recounts the experiences of survivors of the SIEV X tragedy and the ‘children overboard’ saga. At a time when the Australian government was under growing pressure for a change in policy, Gordon assesses the human and financial cost of the former Pacific Solution.

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