The word "seekers" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use the word "seekers" to refer to people looking for something, such as information, a job, or an answer to a question. For example, you could say: "The job seekers waited in line to apply for the open positions."
"I said it was increasingly dangerous for asylum seekers on the island and the humane policy should be to bring them to Darwin from Christmas Island for processing," she said.
The hearing was deemed by refugee advocates and lawyers representing the asylum seekers as a victory.
He denied Australia's harsh treatment of asylum seekers at detention camps on Nauru and Manus Island could count against the former prime minister.
The government is hoping to reinstate temporary protection visas, which provide asylum seekers with only three years' protection and deny the visa holder the right to be reunited with their family.
And it came as the new prime minister Kevin Rudd also said he was worried that the constant arrival of asylum seekers by boat would see "the fragmentation of support" for Australia's migration system.
Scott Morrison's response to the exposure of asylum seekers' details on the immigration department's website was a "horrible mistake" that had made the situation worse, the chairman of the Australian Privacy Foundation says.
The majority were "comfortable pragmatists" while a minority were "uncommitted security seekers".
Related: Julie Bishop unable to convince Iran to take back asylum seekers Bishop was seeking Iran's support in the returning of rejected asylum seekers to their home countries.
She's said she wants a bipartisan approach to asylum seekers – what is she going to do, call Tony and Kevin into her office and sort it out?
In the text category, Taylor Auerbach of the Daily Telegraph has been nominated for his reports on slum landlords and Amnesty international, and Guardian Australia's own Michael Safi has been recognised for his reporting on terror and asylum seekers.
Rudd said there was no cap or limit on the number of asylum seekers PNG had agreed to take, but he expected over time as people smugglers "got the message" the rate of arrivals would slow.
