The Albanese government has vowed to continue to turn back boats carrying asylum seekers as another vessel recently arrived from Sri Lanka. auspol immigration
Mr Burke, who briefly served as immigration minister during the Rudd government, said the "one good thing" the previous Coalition government delivered was "how to handle this issue".
According to The Australian newspaper, the latest boat was carrying 15 men between the ages of 20 and 30 when the engine failed. "Some of them returned from Italy but have since found their jobs no longer exist so they think they will try Australia because they're being told by racketeers there might be leniency towards them because of the situation in Sri Lanka," he told the Australian.
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