Thousands of asylum seekers in Australia may face homelessness

Asylum boat that failed to reach Australia

FILE - In this May 12, 2013 file photo, Source: AP

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.


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