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| Journalists arrive in Australia on asylum seeker boat | Journalists arrive in Australia on asylum seeker boat |
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| Two journalists, one from the US and one from the Netherlands, have arrived in Australia on an asylum seeker boat, the Department of Immigration and Citizenship has confirmed. | Two journalists, one from the US and one from the Netherlands, have arrived in Australia on an asylum seeker boat, the Department of Immigration and Citizenship has confirmed. |
| Customs and Border Protection Command confirmed the two journalists arrived on a boat intercepted north of Christmas Island on Sunday evening. The boat was carrying 57 passengers and two crew. | Customs and Border Protection Command confirmed the two journalists arrived on a boat intercepted north of Christmas Island on Sunday evening. The boat was carrying 57 passengers and two crew. |
| Both journalists held valid travel visas for Australia and received migration clearance on arrival. The Department of Immigration has no detail on their current whereabouts. | Both journalists held valid travel visas for Australia and received migration clearance on arrival. The Department of Immigration has no detail on their current whereabouts. |
| It is understood the boat came from Indonesia. | It is understood the boat came from Indonesia. |
| The Australian federal police confirmed they had interviewed the two journalists on Christmas Island. | The Australian federal police confirmed they had interviewed the two journalists on Christmas Island. |
| According to some accounts, the two journalists were Joel van Houdt, a photographer, and Luke Mogelson, a reporter, both based in Afghanistan. It was not clear who the journalists were on assignment for. | According to some accounts, the two journalists were Joel van Houdt, a photographer, and Luke Mogelson, a reporter, both based in Afghanistan. It was not clear who the journalists were on assignment for. |
| In 2012 Barat Ali Batoor, an exiled photojournalist from Afghanistan, took images of an aborted attempt at reaching Australia by boat from Afghanistan. Batoor subsequently completed a successful trip and lodged an asylum claim in Australia. | In 2012 Barat Ali Batoor, an exiled photojournalist from Afghanistan, took images of an aborted attempt at reaching Australia by boat from Afghanistan. Batoor subsequently completed a successful trip and lodged an asylum claim in Australia. |
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