80 asylum seekers housed in Sydney uni

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RADIO announcer Ray Hadley has called on the Federal Government for a detailed report and explanation after he revealed 80 asylum seekers have been living inside the grounds of a Sydney university.


 


http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/asylum-seekers-housed-in-sydney-uni/story-e6freuy9-1226583268614


 


 


On his radio show this morning, Hadley said approximately 80 Sri Lankan men were living at student accommodation inside Macquarie University.


 


"In the grounds of the university there are two dorm buildings housing young women - those dorms are surrounded by the dormitories containing the 80 Sri Lankan men,'' Hadley said.


 


"According to people I've spoken to at the university, the young women feel both intimdated and frightened by having the men in close proximity. Some are in fact scared and conveyed that to police officers on the scene yesterday.''


 


NSW Police today confirmed officers were investigating reports a man indecently assaulted a female university student while she was sleeping in her dormitory


 


Detectives have been told a 20-year-old woman was asleep in her dormitory when a man broke into her room and indecently assaulted her about 3.20am yesterday.


The woman awoke during the incident and the man fled the scene.


The man is described as 20-25 years old, thin build, dark skinned, with dark short curly hair. He was wearing no t-shirt and a pair of grey coloured tracksuit pants.

Hadley has called on the Immigration Department to provide a report into why the university was doubling as "some sort of a Quasi detention centre".


 


POLICE have confirmed officers are investigating reports a man indecently assaulted a female university student while she was sleeping in her dormitory.


 


Detectives have been told a 20-year-old woman was asleep in her dormitory when a man broke into her room and indecently assaulted her about 3.20am yesterday.


 


The woman awoke during the incident and the man fled the scene.


 


The man is described as 20-25 years old, thin build, dark skinned, with dark short curly hair. He was wearing no t-shirt and a pair of grey coloured tracksuit pants.


 


It is believed he is one of approximately 80 Sri Lankan refugees who are being housed on the university grounds.


 


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80 asylum seekers housed in Sydney uni

The story seems a bit vague.  I'd be interested to hear what comes out in the coming days and hours regarding this story and what is actually happening.   At the moment the alleged attacker is thought to be one of the Asylum seekers but until that is fact you can't jump to conclusions even if it appears likely.


 


Are these people studying (might sound like a very silly question but at OH's campus there are some Asylum seekers on certain protection visas studying) or are they being housed there because there is no where for them to go?  If its the later its inappropriate and not good enough esp if little information is known about the individuals.There is a degree of risk there..


 


There are a load of questions the govt need to answer on this one.

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