Gay African asylum seekers reach Australian mainland!

I'm sure the howls of horror will be coming from western Sydney rednecks, but yes African asylum seekers have made it to Australia's mainland. Not just a wild way out part of the place on the northern coasts, but no they have managed to land ashore in Melbourne:

At least 25 African delegates to the international AIDS conference in Melbourne last month have stayed on to seek asylum in Australia, refugee advocates say. 

Pamela Curr, from the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) said she believed 25 people whose visas had expired or were set to expire had sought advice about seeking refugee protection in Australia. 

"Clearly they are delegates that come from countries where to work in the AIDS field is a life-threatening proposition," Ms Curr said. 

"It seems that some of them have been considering whether they think they can survive in their countries of origin, or whether they should try to survive by getting refugee protection in Australia." more