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Trial begins for Siev-X asylum seeker boat tragedy

Published 17 October 2022, 8:41 am
More than 20 years after the worst asylum seeker boat tragedy the trial of an Iraqi refugee accused of assisting in organising the voyage from Indonesia has begun in Brisbane. The Siev-X sunk with 353 people on board, including 146 children, while trying to reach Christmas Island.
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