[stiga bey]

One of the asylum seekers was so depressed he was suicidal and had pulled the skin off his lips and feet...

Oh yeah, that's JUST the kind of guy the Aussies want to be granted asylum in their society. Or is my sarcasm culturally insensitive?

[blam]

"One of the asylum seekers was so depressed he was suicidal and had pulled the skin off his lips and feet..."

Sounds like he has more than a hunger problem. Tough s#it. Go home!

[Byron_the_Aussie]

...she feared the asylum seekers would be sent to the Port Hedland Detention Centre instead of returning to Woomera, where they had friends and family....

That would be for the best. With internees now collaborating with protesters in the timing of mass breakouts, Woomera's security is under a cloud. These escapees should be sent to Port Hedland, or (better) immediately deported.

[monkeywrench]

The repetitive phrase "asylum seekers" (not to mention the part about skinning themselves)leads me to believe they're islamic. Right?