Current Affairs: Asylum Legislation

A 2014 image of asylum seekers at the Manus Island detention centre, Papua New Guinea.

A 2014 image of asylum seekers at the Manus Island detention centre, Papua New Guinea. Source: AAP Image/Eoin Blackwell

The federal government wants asylum seekers - trying to arrive by boat - to be banned for life from entering the country. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says he's embarking on a battle of wills with people smugglers. Chowai Cheung reports.



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