Australia to cut benefits for asylum seekers

The Australian government has told asylum seekers that it intends to cut housing and support benefits in a bid to get them to leave the country.

The Australian government has told asylum seekers that it intends to cut housing and support benefits in a bid to get them to leave the country.

The refugees the government was referring to were brought over from Australian-run camps on Nauru and Manus Island for medical treatment and now they face an uncertain future.

Al Jazeera’s Yaara Bou Melhem reports from Sydney.