Asylum Seeker

Australia hails 600 days of no asylum-seeker boat arrivals following controversial measures

Australia Thursday hailed its controversial regime of turning back asylum-seeker boats as a success after 600 days with no vessels arriving, and almost 700 people being repelled since the policy was launched.

Australia: Asylum seeker dies from cut to foot, family charges neglect

A young asylum-seeker has died in Australia, reportedly after a cut to his foot became infected