Despite New Zealand's offer to help Australia with its refugee intake, PM Tony Abbott says 'our determination is to stop the boats'.
Immigration Minister Scott Morrison. Picture: AFP PHOTO/William WEST Source: AFP
A NEW asylum boat arrived at Christmas Island on Thursday but the Abbott Government again refused to provide any information.
Photos showed several male asylum seekers being spoken to by Customs officers while being taken ashore for health and security checks.
Immigration Minister Scott Morrison's office yesterday declined to comment on the arrival in line with the government's tactics since winning power not to be the "shipping news" service for people smugglers.
"Updates on Operation Sovereign Borders, including illegal boat arrivals, are provided at weekly briefings," a spokesman said.
But it is unclear whether the government will release details at its weekly Operation Sovereign Borders briefing, expected on Friday, after not doing so last week when a boat arrived the day before.
This would mean it was reported eight days after it arrived.
Last Friday, Defence Vice Chief Air Marshall Mark Binskin claimed "if I haven't reported it, it didn't happen" when asked about a boat arrival the day before.
The government said the boat had not been processed by 9am on the Friday morning and would report in the following week's briefing.
It was the only asylum seeker boat arrival during that week as a crackdown by Indonesian Police since the election thwarted 550 would be asylum seekers from getting on boats.
Since the Coalition's Operation Sovereign Borders began four weeks ago, 215 people have arrived and been transferred.
A total of 402 people had been sent to offshore processing centres.
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