150 asylum seekers burned down their shelters in an Australian refugee center on Nauru Island . It drew attention to a new law in Australia banning `` boat people '' from living in the country . His party recently voted down former Prime Minister Julia Gillard who was widely unpopular and put Rudd in her place to court favor with voters before time runs out . The government has since said it will not deport any of those who have been found by authorities to be refugees or economic migrants under its policy, but they are still being detained indefinitely and denied access to legal With an election coming , the new law could garner more conservative votes .
150 asylum seekers burned down their shelters in an Australian refugee center on Nauru Island . It drew attention to a new law in Australia banning `` boat people '' from living in the country . The government has since said it will not deport any of those who have been found by authorities to be refugees or economic migrants under its policy, but they are still being detained indefinitely and denied access to legal With an election coming , the new law could garner more conservative votes .