SYDNEY: Australia’s border security came under fire on Tuesday after reports an Egyptian asylum-seeker wanted by Interpol was held in minimum security and a Sri Lankan accused of murder was released into the community.

The cases, outlined in parliament by immigration officials, were condemned as a grave lapse of policy by the conservative opposition.

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