A stoush has erupted between Labor and the Coalition government over a surge in the number of asylum seekers arriving in Australia by plane. Opposition spokeswoman for home affairs Kristina Keneally has been blaming the government for the blowout in numbers, prompting Immigration Minister David Coleman to label her criticism a "spectacular own goal". But what's the real story? In this fact file, RMIT ABC Fact Check has a look at the numbers, drawing on a range of official resources and statistics compiled by the Department of Home Affairs.