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In the wake of the High Court's decision to rule the Malaysia Solution unlawful, human rights advocate and lawyer Julian Burnside joined Panorama to discuss what this means for refugee policy in Australia in the future.

Reporters Joseph Dunstan, Hayley Crane, Nat Tencic and Corey Mulroney with the story.

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Malaysia podcast.mp3

In December last year 27 asylum seekers tragically lost their lives when their boat crashed off Christmas Island. The Federal government and opposition were criticised last week for bickering over the funeral arrangements of those who died in the accident. The stoush has brought asylum seeker issues back onto the public radar, Diana Labiris filed this report earlier about one aspect of that debate, children in detention.

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Fleeing their homes, risking their lives, setting out in leaky boats...the psychology of asylum seekers has become somewhat of a phenomenon.

A lot of research goes into the mental health effects of locking up asylum seekers, but what about how they cope in the community afterwards, still carrying memories of conflict or torture?

Panorama's Amelia Caddy talks to Dr Deborah Hocking and Dr Zachary Steel

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Refugee psychology - SYNcast.mp3