Government cuts payments to asylum seekers in Australia for medical treatment

Protesters marching in Adelaide in April, demanding the closure of offshore detention centres in PNG and Nauru Source: Getty Images

Around 100 asylum seekers sent to Australia for medical treatment will be affected by cuts to welfare that are now in effect.

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As Odysseas Kripotos reports, the group has been told they are losing their $200-a-fortnight assistance payment, and have just weeks to find new accommodation.