Fed: Crean says Labor adopts new refugee policy=2 Canberra
Mr CREAN says there has been a civil debate in caucus on the policy, which has stirredintense divisions within Labor ranks.
He says there have been no substantive changes to the policy he had proposed on Tuesday.
Labor frontbencher ANTHONY ALBANESE said before the caucus meeting he would argue againstthe exclusion of Christmas Island from the migration zone.
Mr CREAN says an amendment to retain Christmas Island in the zone was defeated on ashow of hands.
Aspects of the new policy include a 90 day cap on mandatory detention, the introductionof a United States-style green card system for catching foreigners working illegally andremoving children from immigration detention centres.
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KEYWORD: BOAT LABOR DECISION 2 CANBERRA (REOPEN)
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