Australian PM under pressure to act on asylum detention policy

A police officer watches protesters occupy Australian PM Turnbull's electoral office, as they demand end to policy of offshore detention of asylum seekers, in Sydney suburb of EdgecliffBy Matt Siegel SYDNEY (Reuters) – A group of Christian protesters occupied the Sydney offices of Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Wednesday, demanding an end to the long-term detention of asylum seekers in centers in the South Pacific. Around 20 activists, some holding a banner declaring "Children don&;t belong in detention", called on Turnbull to end the controversial offshore detention policy. Turnbull, who ousted former Prime Minister Tony Abbott in a party coup last month, was not in his office at the time of the protest.

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