Scores of asylum-seekers have come ashore in eastern Indonesia after their boat was intercepted by the Australian navy.
Indonesian police say the 65 migrants from Bangladesh, Myanmar and Sri Lanka were spotted by the Australians on Rote Island in the east of the archipelago.
They say the group was pushed back after being interrogated, at which point they crashed into a reef, Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young said.
It's believed they were on their way to New Zealand, with three toddlers among the passengers.
Senatar Hanson-Young said the "heavy handed secrecy" around the turnback had put lives in peril.News that makes sense
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“Continuing to turn boats around and expecting our regional neighbours to take responsibility for those seeking asylum is shameful and continues to put innocent lives at risk," she said.
“The government continues to turn back boats under a cloud of secrecy and should come clean to the Australian public on the extent and humanitarian consequences of its operations on the high seas."
The boat and its passengers are now being held on Rote Island off West Timor, the ABC has reported.
Island Chief of Police Senior Commissioner Hidayat told the ABC the latest boat had been intercepted by an Australian border patrol, and was later found by fishermen after crashing into the reef near Landuti Island.
