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Asylum boat lands at Cocos
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[The West Australian] - Picture: Karen Willshaw/Cocos Barefoot Photography. A boat carrying 28 asylum seekers, believed to be from Sri Lanka, arrived at Cocos Islands yesterday afternoon. Home Affairs Minister Jason Clare said the suspected irregular entry vessel had been
Cocos centre upgraded to cater for asylum seekers
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[Brisbane Times] - Tamil asylum seekers on Cocos. Photo: Karen Willshaw. AUSTRALIAN authorities are rushing to upgrade quarantine facilities at the remote Cocos Islands, confirming fears that people smugglers from Sri Lanka and southern India have chosen the island
India refugee boat racket
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[Brisbane Times] - Newly arrived asylum seekers playing cricket on Cocos Island. Photo: Karen Willshaw. Already this year, 708 people claiming to be from Sri Lanka, many arriving in boats from India, have arrived in Australian waters. For the full year last year, the
Sri Lankan arrivals put Cocos islanders under strain - Yahoo!
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Picture: Karen Willshaw. Authorities in Canberra were left scrambling yesterday after another asylum seeker vessel made it to Australian ...
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