19th December, 2010

At least 30 refugees died when their boat sank off the coast of Christmas Island last week. The tragedy has reignited Australia's asylum seeker debate, sparking calls from Opposition Leader Tony Abbott for tougher border controls while the Government has said it is seeking an international agreement on asylum seekers and the Greens have called for a rethink on current policies, saying that they also believe going back to the Coalition's policies would be retrograde step. What are your thoughts on the tragedy and on Australia's policies toward asylum seekers?...

FOR PREVIOUS YOUR SAY SPECIALS... | more...|