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Concerns raised about assessment of asylum applications

Queensland Police inspect a sunken vessel, believed to have been carrying Vietnamese asylum seekers

Queensland Police inspect a sunken vessel, believed to have been carrying Vietnamese asylum seekers Source: AAP

The Human Rights Commission and mental health experts say differences in assessing asylum claims for those who arrived by boat are causing ongoing mental health issues.



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