The Australian | Asylum-seekers: fishing boat intercepted off Cocos Islands The Australian Jared Owens is a political reporter based in Canberra. He has previously worked at The Australian's Sydney and Brisbane bureaus. https://plus.google.com/116039583906467076146. The fishing boat suspected to be carrying asylum-seekers was spotted by ... Asylum seekers picked up in Cocos Islands Asylum seeker boat gets within cooee of Cocos Islands Asylum seeker boat arrives within Cocos Islands, locals say |