A fishing boat carrying Vietnamese asylum seekers nears the shore of Australia's Christmas Island in April 2013. Photo: AP A fishing boat carrying Vietnamese asylum seekers nears the shore of Australia's Christmas Island in April 2013. Photo: AP
A fishing boat carrying Vietnamese asylum seekers nears the shore of Australia's Christmas Island in April 2013. Photo: AP
Asia /  Australasia

Australia reveals it has turned back 28 asylum seeker boats in past three years

21 Vietnamese, including four children, deported earlier this month after boat was intercepted

Topic |   Asylum seekers in Asia
Associated Press
Associated Press

Updated: 2:54pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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A fishing boat carrying Vietnamese asylum seekers nears the shore of Australia's Christmas Island in April 2013. Photo: AP A fishing boat carrying Vietnamese asylum seekers nears the shore of Australia's Christmas Island in April 2013. Photo: AP
A fishing boat carrying Vietnamese asylum seekers nears the shore of Australia's Christmas Island in April 2013. Photo: AP
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