Asylum seekers are asking people smugglers for refunds: Burke
By chief political correspondent Emma Griffiths Posted 1 hour 6 minutes ago | Updated 18 minutes ago
Immigration Minister Tony Burke says asylum seekers in Indonesia are changing their minds about taking the risky trip to Australia and asking people smugglers for their money back. Mr Burke says the fresh intelligence information is proof that Labor's new offshore resettlement policy for asylum seekers is working. "There is no doubt that the message is getting through," Mr Burke said upon his return from PNG, where the agreement over offshore settlement was finalised yesterday. However, Opposition immigration spokesman Scott Morrison says the Government's agreement will not prevent asylum seekers being returned to Australia.
