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The 27 refugees branded a threat by ASIO have abandoned their hunger strike after immigration authorities agreed to examine the option of doing odd jobs around the detention centre.
But their main complaint – being incarcerated for up to four years on secret assessments without any right of appeal – remains unresolved.
The hunger strike at the Broadmeadow's centre in Melbourne's north ended on Wednesday night after long meetings involving refugee lawyer David Manne, who represents most of the 27 men, and one of the government's key advisers on refugee policy, Paris Aristotle.
They also feel there will be an opportunity to prove their innocence.''
The government has taken a hardline in support of indefinite detention. Prime Minister Julia Gillard said on Wednesday that the assessments were never easy and dismissed concerns they rely on information from the corrupt and genocidal Sri Lankan government.
She said Australian intelligence analysts made the assessments.
''They're not naive, they're analysts, they use the best intelligence they can to give us the best advice they can,'' she said.
The Coalition has indicated that it will abandon the review process, saying ASIO should be supported.
But Liberal backbencher Josh Frydenberg broke with his Coalition colleagues to support a review of ASIO decisions as a proper ''check and a balance''.
But their main complaint – being incarcerated for up to four years on secret assessments without any right of appeal – remains unresolved.
The hunger strike at the Broadmeadow's centre in Melbourne's north ended on Wednesday night after long meetings involving refugee lawyer David Manne, who represents most of the 27 men, and one of the government's key advisers on refugee policy, Paris Aristotle.
They also feel there will be an opportunity to prove their innocence.''
The government has taken a hardline in support of indefinite detention. Prime Minister Julia Gillard said on Wednesday that the assessments were never easy and dismissed concerns they rely on information from the corrupt and genocidal Sri Lankan government.
She said Australian intelligence analysts made the assessments.
''They're not naive, they're analysts, they use the best intelligence they can to give us the best advice they can,'' she said.
The Coalition has indicated that it will abandon the review process, saying ASIO should be supported.
But Liberal backbencher Josh Frydenberg broke with his Coalition colleagues to support a review of ASIO decisions as a proper ''check and a balance''.
