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Police have caught two escapees in jungle near the Christmas Island detention centre, 24 hours after the Immigration Department claimed everyone was 'accounted for.'

A Curtin University employee charged up to $11,000 to falsify English tests for potential migrants, a corruption watchdog has been told.

The former manager of the Christmas Island detention centre wrote to his boss at Serco five months before last week's riots, urging the company to hire more staff to tackle security and safety failures at the overcrowded facility.

Australia said Monday it would reduce the number of asylum seekers at an overcrowded detention centre on Christmas Island but would not abandon the camp, which has endured days of riots and escapes.

The Immigration Minister, Chris Bowen, has warned that 200 asylum seekers involved in violent protests on Christmas Island may have their visas revoked or blocked on character grounds, even if it had already been found they were genuine refugees.

Australian Federal Police has taken control of the Christmas Island Immigration Detention Centre from guards amid further unrest overnight.

Japanese citizens in New Zealand are worried about returning home and are seeking ways to extend their stay here.

Western Australia's corruption watchdog is conducting a potentially explosive investigation into the delivery of English language tests used to substantiate competency for permanent residency, work and student visas.