Tampa: The Turning Point on ABC airs Tuesday 1 September 2026 at 8.30pm. Tampa: The Turning Point the rescue that changed Australian politics begins.
A Norwegian rescue captain and an Australian Prime Minister collide over the fate of 433 asylum seekers rescued by the MV Tampa.
The drama revisits a pivotal chapter in Australian political history through the rescue, the standoff and the people caught between maritime duty and government policy.
Afghan refugee Abbas Nazari boards a dilapidated Indonesian fishing vessel with more than 400 others in 2001.
After the Norwegian freighter MV Tampa rescues the stranded asylum seekers, the Australian government refuses permission for the ship to dock at Christmas Island.
What happens in Tampa: The Turning Point
Episode 1 of 3 centres on the rescue that changed Australian politics begins. Afghan refugee Abbas Nazari boards a dilapidated Indonesian fishing vessel with more than 400 others in 2001.
After the Norwegian freighter MV Tampa rescues the stranded asylum seekers, the Australian government refuses permission for the ship to dock at Christmas Island.
When to watch Tampa: The Turning Point
Tampa: The Turning Point airs Tuesday 1 September 2026 at 8.30pm on ABC and streams on ABC iview.
For more on the latest free-to-air television, visit ABC coverage on TV Central. Viewers can also catch up through ABC iview.
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