Current Affairs: Deadline given to asylum seekers

Asylum seekers at Manus Island

File image of refugees and asylum seekers in the Manus Island immigration detention centre. Source: AAP

Immigration minister Peter Dutton sets a deadline of October 1 for people to prove they are refugees and owed protection by Australia. Chowai Cheung reports.



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