A refugee on Manus Island was flown to Port Moresby for treatment of serious injuries sustained during an alleged robbery. The man was allegedly attacked with knives by locals after refusing to hand over his phone. Refugee advocates called for the man to be flown to Australia to see a specialist surgeon.
The Australian reported that the number of asylum seeker boats intercepted at sea has risen to 31 since Operation Sovereign Borders came into force in December 2013. Six Sri Lankans were returned to Colombo from Christmas Island as recently as Monday.
An Indonesian man jailed as a child for people smuggling had his conviction overturned. Ali Jasmin was likely 13 years old when he served almost three years in Perth’s maximum security Hakea Prison. The WA Court of Appeal ruled that Jasmin was the victim of a miscarriage of justice.