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Boarding the boats

On the shores of Sri Lanka, families dream of a better life.

Aug 19, 2012

Boarding the boats

A huge armada of rickety boats, stacked with hundreds of desperate people, sets out from Sri Lanka. Destination: Australia. Tim Noonan boards the boats in this SUNDAY NIGHT investigation.

Other Sunday Night Galleries

  1. Tyrone Gilks: a life

  2. The ABBA museum

  3. The great escape

  4. Agnetha, ABBA's golden girl

  5. Jessie Williams: The Monstar

  6. Operation miracle rescue

  7. Aussie superstar Tim Minchin

  8. The beauty of Samsara

  9. The wait is over

  10. Bears in the backyard

  11. The joy of adoption

  12. Mystery under the sea

  13. Joining the KISS army

  14. America's biggest house

  15. The last Bee Gee

  16. Inside the world's biggest party

  17. A father's love

  18. Kerri-Anne's personal battle

  19. Boarding the boats

  20. Animal helpers