Australia's deadliest asylum seeker boat disaster remembered 25 years on
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Key context: On October 19, 2001, 353 people, including 146 children, died when a fishing boat headed to Christmas Island sank in international waters off the coast of Java. This development from abc.net.au highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
On October 19, 2001, 353 people, including 146 children, died when a fishing boat headed to Christmas Island sank in international waters off the coast of Java.
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