Aus Govt pays failed asylum seekers compensation

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Updated August 13, 2009 21:12:51

The Australian government has tracked-down two failed asylum seekers who were deported back to China, in order to pay them compensation.
The pair was part of a large group of applicants, who were forced to be interviewed by visiting Chinese security officials at Sydney's Villawood detention centre.Though pleased they've received compensation, the men's lawyer Michela Byers says she's unhappy that she wasn't told that the two men had been found or about the conditions that they are now living under as she and other supporters have been fearing for their safety.

Presenter: Jeff Waters
Speakers: Lawyer Michela Byers,The Immigration Department's Sandi Logan

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