Ian McDonald : Dozens of asylum seekers die in boat wreck off Indonesia 's Christmas Island . Australia : Questions raised about response of Australian navy , and emergency services . Australia pressures Indonesia to detain asylum seekers , so they leave in fear , Rintoul writes . Detention policies , attempts to resettle people lead to tragedies like Christmas Island , he says .
Ian Rintoul : Dozens of asylum seekers die in boat wreck off Australia 's Christmas Island . Rintoul : Questions raised about response of Australian navy , island emergency services . Australia pressures Indonesia to detain asylum seekers , so they leave in boats , Rintoul writes . Detention policies , failure to resettle people lead to tragedies like Christmas Island , he says .