What is the "Pacific Solution" as proposed by Australia?

A) the annexation of Papua New Guinea to help improve its economy
B) a government policy designed to dissuade refugees from targeting Australia as their goal
C) to sink any ship laden with refugees from reaching Australian territorial waters
D) a bilateral agreement with New Zealand to close off the Tasman Sea to commercial fishing
from vessel which are not registered in Australia or New Zealand
E) a multinational agreement to ban nuclear weapons testing in the Pacific


B) a government policy designed to dissuade refugees from targeting Australia as their goal

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