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PM Dumps Vanstone From Cabinet

PM Dumps Vanstone From Cabinet The Age (Melbourne) Jewel Topsfield January 24, 2007 WHEN she was asked if she should resign as Immigration Minister after a scathing report on wrongfully deported Australian citizen Vivian Alvarez Solon, Amanda Vanstone joked that … Continue reading

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Integration Is Howard’s Aim

Integration is Howard's aim Jewel Topsfield The Age (Melbourne) January 24, 2007 FIRST it was described as “mushy” by Treasurer Peter Costello, then it was branded “a vague term that meant different things to different people”, by former Immigration parliamentary … Continue reading

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Job Rule For Migrants Not Working, Carter Admits

Job rule for migrants not working Carter admits (New Zealand) Tuesday January 23, 2007 By Simon Collins The New Zealand Herald Ethnic Affairs Minister Chris Carter has conceded a policy requiring borderline skilled immigrants to get jobs within six months … Continue reading

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Immigration Detention Centres ‘Improved’

Immigration detention centres 'improved' January 19, 2007 – 4:55PM The Age (Melbourne) Conditions within Australia's mainland immigration detention centres have improved substantially, the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) says. But it says mandatory detention laws in Australia should … Continue reading

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Six-Month Permit Too Tough, Say Job-Seekers

New Zealand Herald Story ———————————————————————- Six-month permit too tough, say job-seekers Wednesday January 17, 2007 By Simon Collins A controversial six-month limit on work permits for skilled immigrants is under review after only 3 per cent of intending migrants managed … Continue reading

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Haven For War Suspects (Australia)

Haven for war suspects Tom Hyland The Age (Melbourne) January 14, 2007 SUSPECTED war criminals linked to atrocities in the former Yugoslavia are living freely in Australia because the Federal Government refuses to track them down. Australian authorities have access … Continue reading

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Info Requests Cost $24.9 Million in 2005/06

Info requests cost $24.9m in 2005/06 January 12, 2007 – 4:24PM The Age (Melbourne) The Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs received more calls from the public trying to access information than any other agency in 2005/06, a government report … Continue reading

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New Zealand Immigration Statistics Released

New Zealand immigration statistics released WorkPermit.com 11 January 2007 New Zealand's Department of Labour has released a report, “Migration Trends 2005/06,” detailing immigration statistics from the previous year. The report is produced annually to provide information about trends in temporary … Continue reading

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Overseas Workers Get More New Zealand Visas

Overseas workers get more NZ visas Thursday January 11, 2007 By Paula Oliver New Zealand Herald New Zealand is approving more people for temporary work permits and permanent residency as the Government looks to plug worker shortages. A detailed analysis … Continue reading

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Aussie Exodus Is Brain Gain: Costello

December 19, 2006 – 11:49AM The exodus of one million Australians seeking work overseas is not a national brain drain but a brain gain, says federal Treasurer Peter Costello. Launching the inaugural Advance 100 Leading Global Australians Summit in Sydney, … Continue reading

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Aspiring Citizens Should Know About Gallipoli: Robb (Australia)

Aspiring citizens should know about Gallipoli: Robb Jewel Topsfield and Michelle Grattan December 13, 2006 The Age (Melbourne) ASPIRING Australian citizens would not be required to know Don Bradman's batting average to pass the Government's citizenship test, according to the … Continue reading

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Massive Overhaul Of Immigration Has Been No Easy Task

Massive overhaul of immigration has been no easy task for Cunliffe (New Zealand) by Iain Gillies Tuesday, 12 December, 2006 New Zealand Herald Developing new policy in an area as contentious as immigration has been a tough ask for Immigration … Continue reading

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New Zealand Irked By Indian Men Demanding Dowry

New Zealand irked by Indian men demanding dowry 12 Dec, 2006 2352hrs IST WELLINGTON: The New Zealand government is considering making dowry illegal after the increasing trend of New Zealand born Indian men, or those with residency, travelling to India … Continue reading

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Migrants To Sit English Exams (Australia)

Migrants to sit English exams December 11, 2006 New migrants will have to sit English exams and commit to following Australian laws under a new citizenship test being introduced by the federal government. Prime Minister John Howard today said the … Continue reading

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Navy Granted Power To Shoot At Illegal Fishers

Navy granted power to shoot at illegal fishers Sarah Smiles The Age (Melbourne) December 7, 2006 THE navy has been given permission to fire at illegal fishing boats that refuse to be apprehended in Australian waters. Under new rules of … Continue reading

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N.Z. Population Boosted By Asian and Pacific Influx

NZ population boosted by Asian and Pacific influx 12.35pm Wednesday December 6, 2006 The New Zealand Herald The Asian ethnic group is growing faster than any other in New Zealand and will eventually overtake that of Maori, census results released … Continue reading

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Gov’t Unveils Strict New Immigration Powers

Govt unveils strict new immigration powers 05 December 2006 By COLIN ESPINER www.co.stuff.nz All travellers to New Zealand could soon be subjected to American-style requirements to supply biometric data upon their arrival under changes to immigration laws unveiled by the … Continue reading

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Australia May Relent On Asylum Seekers

Australia may relent on asylum seekers Mark Forbes, Jakarta The Age (Melbourne) December 2, 2006 Australia is under pressure to help up to 200 Iraqi and Afghan asylum seekers left “in limbo” in Indonesia for more than five years. The … Continue reading

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‘Separatist’ Ethnic Body Under Attack (Australia)

'Separatist' ethnic body under attack Jewel Topsfield, Canberra The Age (Melbourne) November 28, 2006 THE future status of the Government's Muslim and multiculturalism advisory groups is in doubt, with the parliamentary secretary to the Immigration Minister to review their role … Continue reading

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Villawood Security To Be Reviewed (Australia)

Villawood security to be reviewed November 28, 2006 – 7:09AM The Age (Melbourne) Immigration officials will review security measures at Sydney's Villawood detention centre following a night of violence. Five male detainees and an officer were taken to hospital with … Continue reading

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