Asylum seekers discovered on Wednesday night on the Indonesian coast say they were nearly ready to disembark at Christmas Island when the Australian Navy sent them back. The ABC has obtained exclusive ...

Tony Abbott refuses to confirm the vessel discovered by Indonesian authorities was one of 11 bought by his government A lifeboat reportedly being used by Australian authorities to send asylum seekers ...

Scott Morrison refuses to confirm orange lifeboat with 26 asylum seekers on board were turned back by Australia Immigration minister Scott Morrison has refused to confirm reports a group of asylum ...

A sophisticated lifeboat reportedly being used by Australian authorities to send asylum seekers back to Indonesia has washed up on the coast of Java. The fully-enclosed vessel discovered by Indonesian ...

A lifeboat carrying asylum-seekers has washed up on Indonesia’s main Java island, with those on board saying Australian authorities transferred them to the vessel and turned it around, officials said ...

The lifeboat came ashore on the south central Java coast at the populated Pangandaran Beach late on Wednesday afternoon, with an estimated 34 asylum-seekers on board. The fully enclosed 90-seater ...

The lifeboat that washed up on a Java beach on Monday with 26 asylum seekers on board arrived leaking, local naval officers say. The lifeboat provided to return asylum seekers back to Indonesia has ...