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Christmas Island uprising shines light on immigration policy

Carl NasmanNovember 9, 2015

An uprising on Christmas Island is shining a light on Australia’s strict immigration policy. Asylum seekers gained control of the complex to protest an inmate’s death, harsh treatment and months spent in legal limbo.

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