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Labour Push To Rescue Climate Refugees

Labor push to rescue climate refugees Jewel Topsfield, Canberra March 14, 2007 The Age (Melbourne) LABOR will be pushed to take an international role in accepting climate refugees from Pacific nations threatened with submersion under rising seas at next month's … Continue reading

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Muslim Comments Bring Angry Response: Nile Gets Death Threats

Muslim comments bring angry response Nile gets death threats The Border News March 14, 2007 NSW Christian Democratic Party leader Reverend Fred Nile says he has received death threats over his call for a moratorium on Islamic immigration to Australia. … Continue reading

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Nile Takes Aim At Muslim Immigration

Nile takes aim at Muslim immigration Monday, 12 March 2007 Kalgoorlie Golden Mail The leader of the Christian Democratic Party, the Reverend Fred Nile, says Australia should give priority to Christians wanting to flee persecution in Muslim countries. Mr Nile, … Continue reading

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$520,000 Ad Campaign To Entice Skilled Australian Workers

$520,000 ad campaign aims to entice skilled Australian workers 5:00AM Monday March 12, 2007 By Mike Houlahan The New Zealand Herald New Zealand is not looking too far afield in its latest push to attract skilled migrants, with a campaign … Continue reading

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After Once Rushing To Germany, Turks Cool To Australia and New Zealand

After once rushing to Germany, Turks cool to Australia and New Zealand Today's Zaman March 9, 2007 When Australia and New Zealand declared they would recruit 20,000 skilled and intermediary workers from Turkey, a mere 140 Turks applied to the … Continue reading

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Pacific Migrants Set Record (New Zealand)

Pacific migrants set record 5:00AM Thursday March 08, 2007 New Zealand Herald (Cook Islanders, Niueans and Tokelauans have the right to enter New Zealand. Photo / Glenn Jeffrey) A record number of Pacific people are coming to New Zealand to … Continue reading

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Downer To Honour Boat People Obligations

Downer to honour boat people obligations March 5, 2007 – 7:54AM The Age (Melbourne) Foreign Minister Alexander Downer says Australia will honour its international obligations towards the latest boat arrivals, a group of Sri Lankan asylum seekers. Mr Downer, who … Continue reading

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Illegal Immigrants Hope For Mercy From Minister

Illegal immigrants hope for mercy from minister (Last chance … Fijian-born Sailesh Chandra with his Australian wife Michelle Singh and Australian-born daughters Angelica, 1, and Alyssa, 3, at their home at Warwick Farm. Photo: Jacky Ghossein) Frank Walker March 4, … Continue reading

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Sri Lankans Look Set To Be Moved To Nauru

Sri Lankans look set to be moved to Nauru Mark Forbes, Jakarta March 3, 2007 The Age (Melbourne) A GROUP of Sri Lankan asylum seekers looks set to be processed on the Pacific Island of Nauru after Indonesia said it … Continue reading

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Former New Zealand Immigration Minister Cleared

Former NZ Immigration Minister Cleared Associated Press 03.02.07, 11:54 AM ET A New Zealand jury cleared a former immigration minister Friday after he was accused of fraud in connection with an alleged scheme to help Chinese migrants circumvent the law … Continue reading

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Detainees’ Protest Halts Deportation

Detainees' protest halts deportation Andra Jackson March 1, 2007 The Age (Melbourne) A MASS protest by detainees at Villawood detention centre has halted the deportation to China of a Falun Gong practitioner, An Xiang Tao. Mr An, 35, was to … Continue reading

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More Sri Lankans Waiting To Seek Asylum

More Sri Lankans waiting to seek asylum Andra Jackson The Age (Melbourne) February 28, 2007 ANOTHER group of at least 150 Sri Lankans asylum seekers is in Indonesia waiting for boats to smuggle them into Australia, it was claimed yesterday. … Continue reading

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Christmas Island Fury Over Asylum Seekers

Christmas Island fury over asylum seekers February 27, 2007 – 3:19PM The Age (Melbourne) Christmas Island's shire president has angrily complained about the treatment of 83 Sri Lankan asylum seekers being held in the territory, as the federal government considers … Continue reading

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Scheme "Sounded Lawful"—(Former N.Z. Immigration Minister) Delamere

Scheme “Sounded Lawful”—(Former N.Z. Immigration Minister) Delamere Stuff New (New Zealand) Former Immigration Minister Tuariki Delamere says he was told an immigration scheme over which he faces fraud and forgery charges was most likely lawful but he didn't pay $80,000 … Continue reading

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80 Zimbabwean Nurses May Have False Papers

80 Zimbabwean nurses in NZ may have false papers New Zealand Herald 9:15AM Friday February 16, 2007 The Nursing Council is investigating whether 80 Zimbabwean nurses working in New Zealand rest homes and hospitals are using false papers. The nurses' … Continue reading

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Australia "Must Limit Muslim Immigration"

Australia 'must limit Muslim immigration' February 16, 2007 The Australian AUSTRALIA should limit Muslim immigration or a large Islamic population could pose a higher risk of violence, a visiting Jewish expert on Islam says . Professor Raphael Israeli is quoted … Continue reading

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Growth In 457 Visa Numbers (Australia)

Growth in 457 visa numbers FEBRUARY 12, 2007 Australian IT News SKILLED migrants are coming to Australia in ever increasing numbers for temporary work, a parliamentary committee has been told. Department of Immigration and Citizenship deputy secretary Abdul Rizvi told … Continue reading

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Immigration Still Climbing (New Zealand)

Immigration still climbing The New Zealand Herald Saturday February 03, 2007 By Brian Fallow The net inflow of migrants was still running strong in December with a gain of 1160 pushing the total for the whole of 2006 to 14,610, … Continue reading

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Immigration Conspiracy Against Maori?

Immigration conspiracy against Maori? The News Talk 2B (N.Z.) 2/02/2007 8:08:03 Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia believes the increase in immigration is part of a government attempt to prevent Maori from getting too much political power. There will be no … Continue reading

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Action Plan To Settle Migrants Targets Young Refugees

Action plan to settle migrants targets young refugees Thursday February 01, 2007 By Simon Collins The New Zealand Herald A youth worker to work with young refugees is being placed into Auckland's most multicultural suburbs as part of a regional … Continue reading

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