Australia to Expand Refugee Detention Centre

(3 Nov 09 - RV) Planes and ships searching a remote patch of the Indian Ocean today found no signs of additional survivors from the sinking of a suspected asylum-seeker boat. Meanwhile, the Australian government has announced plans to expand a detention centre on Christmas Island to cope with the influx of refugees. The capacity will be increased from an original level of 1,200 beds to more than 2,000. Jack de Groot, CEO of Caritas Australia, told us more…