The Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrison on Saturday said there were no significant reports at sea, the Sydney Morning Herald reports, despite news that a boat carrying 153 Tamil asylum seekers is in trouble off the coast of Christmas Island.
"I am advised that I have no such report to provide to you today," he was quoted as saying to reporters in Melbourne.
See also: Tamil asylum seekers stranded in Australian waters, Abbott deflects questions (27 Jun 2014)
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