The president of the Australian Human Rights Commission, Gillian Triggs, claims asylum seekers in the Manus Island detention centre are Australia's responsibility.

This research paper outlines the experiences of asylum seekers who arrived to Australia by boat and are living in the Australian community without the right to work and with only minimal financial support.

Tony Abbott claims asylum seekers who come to Australia are attempting to break Australian law.

Immigration Minister Scott Morrison claims the Coalition's border protection policy has resulted in an 80 per cent reduction in asylum seekers arriving in Australia by boat.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott claims that under "normal international law", if asylum seeker boats are rescued in a country's search and rescue zone, that country has an obligation to take them.