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The Other Side of Life On Christmas Island

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Christmas Island is fast gaining a reputation as a prison island, some dubbing it Australia's Alcatraz. Image: A Christmas Island crab under the waterfall (SBS)


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Christmas Island is fast gaining a reputation as a prison island, some dubbing it Australia's Alcatraz. Image: A Christmas Island crab under the waterfall (SBS)


But tourism operators, who hope to make tourism a viable part of the island's economy after phosphate mining, say that is damaging business hopes. They want tourists to know there is more to the island than just a detention centre.


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