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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