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Australia denies plans to send asylum seekers to Christmas Island.

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| April 26, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

(From PacNews)

26 APRIL 2005 MELBOURNE (Pacnews) --- The Australian government says it has no plans to expand the role of Christmas Island in its immigration detention policy.

There are fears among residents of Australia's Christmas Island that the Indian Ocean territory could become a 'Guantanamo Bay' style prison island if the federal government goes ahead with a reported change in immigration policy.

Christmas Island has been excised from the migration zone along with thousands of other islands, …

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