Damning UN report criticises the government 's asylum - seeking policy . It alleges that the incident violated the UN torture convention . The offshore detention on Manus Island of asylum - seekers is major issue . bin Abbott maintained that UN report had missed the deadline . ' By stopping the boats we have ended the deaths at sea , ' bin Abbott said . Australian government should get credit for their handling of the incident .
Damning UN report criticises the government 's asylum-seeker policy . It alleges that the policy breaches the UN torture convention . The offshore detention on Manus Island of asylum-seekers is major issue . Mr Abbott maintained that UN report had missed the point . 'By stopping the boats we have ended the deaths at sea , ' Mr Abbott says . Australian government should get credit for their handling of the situation .