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Christmas Island open for asylum processing: Morrison
Christmas Island will be the new transition point for dealing with any asylum seekers coming by boat, before they are moved on to Nauru.
Christmas Island will be the new transition point for dealing with any asylum seekers coming by boat, before they are moved on to Nauru.
Asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru considered to be of “adverse character” will be sent to a reopened Christmas Island facility if they try to come to Australia under new medical evacuation laws.
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Riot police are moving to restore order at the Christmas Island detention centre following unrest sparked by the death of an asylum seeker.
Authorities are trying to regain control at the Christmas Island detention centre amid reports of a riot following the death of an asylum seeker.