Australia To Post YouTube Film To Curb People Smuggling
The video will show arrivals at Australia’s offshore detention centre on Christmas Island being expelled and boarding aircraft. Canberra recently signed a deal with Malaysia to accept 800 boatpeople intercepted in Australia. Asylum seekers remain a politically sensitive issue in Australia. Australia currently has more than 6,000 asylum seekers in detention, originating from countries including Iran, Iraq, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan.