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Iran return for failed asylum seekers

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop visits Iran next week to press the government to accept back Iranian asylum seekers found not be refugees

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Channel Tunnel refugee granted UK asylum

A Sudanese refugee who walked 12 hours in the dark through the Channel Tunnel from France to England has been granted asylum.

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OPINION: I am a Tamil asylum seeker in Australia. I don’t hold hope

The Federal Court has extended the injunction preventing the deportation of the Biloela Tamil family. Shanmuganathan Nagaveeran is a Tamil asylum seeker in Melbourne and has been helping other refugees while he waits for the government's decision on his own determination. Shanmuganathan is deeply…

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PNG Supreme Court rules Manus asylum detention illegal

SBS World News Radio: Papua New Guinea's Supreme Court has ruled Australia's detention of asylum seekers on Manus Island is illegal and must be ended

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EgyptAir hijack suspect asks for asylum

The Egyptian man arrested after he allegedly hijacked an EgyptAir plane is seeking asylum in Cyprus, a minister says.

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Factbox: The numbers behind the asylum debate

The issue of asylum seekers arriving in Australia polarises public opinion. Here are some facts and statistics to help you make up your mind.

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Asylum seekers are struggling under the 'unrelenting' financial pressure of the coronavirus crisis

As the financial pressure of the coronavirus pandemic piles up, asylum seekers are also battling deteriorating physical and mental health.

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COVID-19 lockdown patrols 'triggered fear and trauma' among refugees and asylum seekers, inquiry hears

Compliance patrols by police and military left refugees and asylum seekers in fear during Sydney's COVID-19 lockdowns, an inquiry has been told.

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Asylum-seeker found dead on Manus Island

SBS World News Radio: An asylum-seeker has been found dead on Manus Island, the fifth to die on Manus, and the seventh in offshore detention.

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Warnings of 'looming disaster' in Port Moresby as last asylum seekers to leave Manus Island

In a matter of days, there may be no asylum seekers left on Manus Island.

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