Video footage has surfaced of the Australian immigration minister telling asylum seekers they will never be welcome in Australia.
The video of Scott Morrison has been shown to detainees on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea.
In the clip Mr Morrison says even if the asylum seekers have a valid claim to refugee status, they will not be welcome in Australia.
A sign on a fence orders guards to carry hooked knives used to cut the rope of people who attempt to hang themselves. Photo: AAP
"You have been brought to this place here because you have sought to illegally enter Australia by boat. The new Australian government will not be putting up with those sorts of arrivals. If you have a valid claim you will not be resettled in Australia. You will never live in Australia. "
Scott Morrison says the detainees have been lied to and ripped off by people smugglers.
He warns that if any family members are assisted to enter Australia by boat, they could face consequences even worse.
Human rights advocates have been highly critical of the film and Mr Morrison's message.
