15 asylum seekers burned down their shelters in an Australians refugee center on Manus Island . The flames spared the kitchen , so there is food to go around for the `` transferees . '' It drew attention to a new law in the Christmas Islands banning `` boat people '' from living in the country . A recent uptick in human trafficking has become an irritant to some Australian . With an election coming , the new law could garner more conservative votes .
15 asylum seekers burned down their shelters in an Australians refugee center on Manus Island . It drew attention to a new law in the Christmas Islands banning `` boat people '' from living in the country . A recent uptick in human trafficking has become an irritant to some Australian . With an election coming , the new law could garner more conservative votes .