Asylum Seeker Debate Continues

AAP

AAP Source: AAP

A festering wound that kills people. That's how Labor MP Melissa Parke has described Australia's asylum seeker policy which sees refugees who arrive by boat sent to offshore processing centres.The Member for Fremantle has made her final speech to parliament in a week when two refugees set themselves on fire on Nauru.One man died after being flown to Australia for medical treatment while a woman from Somalia remains in a critical condition.



Share
Follow SBS Persian

Download our apps
SBS Audio
SBS On Demand

Listen to our podcasts
Independent news and stories connecting you to life in Australia and Persian-speaking Australians.
Understand the quirky parts of Aussie life.
Get the latest with our exclusive in-language podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.

Watch on SBS
SBS World News

SBS World News

Take a global view with Australia's most comprehensive world news service