![]() NEWS.com.au | Boat carrying 150 asylum seekers intercepted off Christmas Island The Australian AN asylum seeker boat with 153 people on board has been intercepted near Christmas Island. The boat, which has the largest number of passengers since October 2012, was given assistance by an Australian navy vessel on Wednesday after it asked for ... Govt slammed for sending back Sri Lankans - Ninemsn Sri Lanka asylum seekers flown home More Australia-bound immigrants arrested in Sri Lanka |