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Current affairs: 1000 of asylum seekers losing home after Federal Government tightened rules

Asylum seekers who were caught in Indonesian waters while sailing to Australia sit on a boat at Benoa port in Bali, Indonesia.

Asylum seekers who were caught in Indonesian waters while sailing to Australia sit on a boat at Benoa port in Bali, Indonesia. Source: AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati

Thousands of asylum seekers may be at risk of homelessness as the Federal Government toughens the rules on those it says arrived "illegally" by boat. The Refugee Council of Australia says around a thousand people have lost their income support following the Government's latest round of welfare-payments assessments. Ivan and Selina report.


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Thousands of asylum seekers may be at risk of homelessness as the Federal Government toughens the rules on those it says arrived "illegally" by boat. The Refugee Council of Australia says around a thousand people have lost their income support following the Government's latest round of welfare-payments assessments. Ivan and Selina report.



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