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Christmas Island food prices to skyrocket after wharf crash

Source: The Australian

CHRISTMAS Island residents face even higher food prices after a phosphate vessel smashed into cliffs damaging the island's main wharf earlier this month. The Australian Online has learned cargo supplier Zentner Shipping will charge a new stevedoring levy ...
Australian Navy intercepts 132 asylum seekers in a week

Source: Xinhua News Agency

CANBERRA, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Australian Navy on Friday confirmed they intercepted a total number of 132 asylum seekers in a week. The boat carrying asylum seekers to arrive off Australia this week has been intercepted northeast of Christmas Island on Thursday.
Dozens feared dead in Australian asylum boat tragedy

Source: Deccan Herald

Several casualties were feared after an Indonesian boat carrying around 70 suspected asylum seekers capsized today after smashing onto rocks in the sea off the Australian coast. The boat crashed into jagged rocks on Christmas Island about 6 am local time ...