New asylum seeker policy shifts problem to East Timor

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Prime Minister Julia Gillard yesterday announced that a new asylum seeker policy would set up a regional processing centre in East Timor instead of Christmas Island. Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young says the political debate over asylum seekers is merely to gain votes. But how will this affect people seeking refuge? Will the policy actually happen or is it just to win back votes against the controversial new Prime Minister?

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