Australia investigates explosion aboard a ship with asylum seekers

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Updated April 16, 2009 19:21:42

Australian authorities are investigating an explosion which has left at least three asylum seekers dead on a boat which had been intercepted by the navy off the North West coast of Australia. The incident comes just a day after Australian government ministers were in Bali at a conference aimed at combatting human trafficking.

Presenter: Michael Cavanagh
Speakers: Alan du Toit, Border Protection Commander; Bob Debus, Australia's Home Affairs Minister; Dr Rachel Bloul, Australian National University; Professor Deborah-Cobb Clarke, Australian National University

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