Sri Lanka refugees stranded on a boat near Australia’s shoreline are in legal limbo and fear torture if sent home.
![A record 25,000 refugees reached Australia by boat in the year prior to Prime Minister Tony Abbott's election in 2013 [AFP]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2014711114346954580_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Amy Coopes is a Sydney-based freelance journalist and former Australia correspondent for Agence France-Presse.
Sri Lanka refugees stranded on a boat near Australia’s shoreline are in legal limbo and fear torture if sent home.
![A record 25,000 refugees reached Australia by boat in the year prior to Prime Minister Tony Abbott's election in 2013 [AFP]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2014711114346954580_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)