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Economic Slump Hits Population

Economic slump hits population By Tim Colebatch The Age (Melbourne), June 5, 2010 Australia's population boom is deflating fast. Net long-term arrivals in Australia have slumped 25 per cent in recent months, with arrivals of permanent settlers down to a … Continue reading

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Australia To Overhaul Temporary Migrant Visa Program

Australia To Overhaul Temporary Migrant Visa Program By Rachel Pannett Dow Jones Newswires, June 4, 2010 http://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/stock-market-news-story.aspx?storyid=201006040031dowjonesdjonline000004&title =australia-to-overhaul-temporary-migrant-visa-program CANBERRA -(Dow Jones)- Australia's government unveiled plans Friday to overhaul its migrant visa program, starting by halving the range of temporary work … Continue reading

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Immigration Minister Uses Veto Rarely

Immigration minister uses veto rarely Australian Associated Press, June 4, 2010 http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-national/immigration- minister-uses-veto-rarely-20100604-xkli.html Immigration Minister Chris Evans says he would very, very rarely use his new powers to veto skilled migration applications. The Senate legal and constitutional affairs committee is … Continue reading

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Christmas Island Exodus To Mainland

Christmas Island Exodus to Mainland By Paul Maley and Paige Taylor The Australian, June 4, 2010 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/politics/christmas-island-exodus-to-mainland/story-e6frgczf-1225875247579 More than 700 Afghan and Sri Lankan boatpeople could be flown from Christmas Island in what would be the largest transfer of asylum-seekers … Continue reading

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Desert Sees Rich Pickings In Asylum Influx

Desert sees rich pickings in asylum influx By Paige Taylor The Australian, June 4, 2010 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/desert-sees-rich- pickings-in-asylum-influx/story-e6frg6nf-1225875244983 Desert publican Robbie Johnson cannot wait for immigration workers to start spending their wages in his bar when they arrive with 30 asylum-seeker … Continue reading

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People Smuggler Gives Evidence In Perth

People Smuggler Gives Evidence in Perth By Lloyd Jones The Sydney Morning Herald, June 3, 2010 http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/people-smuggler- gives-evidence-in-perth-20100603-x5dp.html A convicted people smuggler has told a Perth court he had to pay off authorities in Indonesia when he organised boats to … Continue reading

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Two Villawood Centre Managers Sacked

Two Villawood Centre Managers Sacked The Sydney Morning Herald, June 3, 2010 http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/two-villawood- centre-managers-sacked-20100603-x8s3.html Two managers have been sacked and two others have been transferred following the escape of six people from Sydney's Villawood Immigration Detention Centre. Nine people initially … Continue reading

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Gov’t Rejecting More Refugee Claims

Govt rejecting more refugee claims By Larine Statham The Australian Associated Press, May 20, 2010 http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/govt-rejecting-more-refugee-claims-20100520-vnrr.html Increasing numbers of asylum seekers are being denied refugee status, the federal immigration minister says. Senator Chris Evans on Thursday said several people from … Continue reading

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Liberals Split Over Push To Move Boat People

Liberals split over push to move boat people By Yuko Narushima The Sydney Morning Herald, May 20, 2010 http://www.smh.com.au/national/liberals-split-over-push-to-move-boat-people-20100519-vfch.html A plan to house asylum seekers in church accommodation and boarding houses has won support from human rights workers, health professionals … Continue reading

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Returned Asylum Seekers Killed, Jailed : Advocate

Returned asylum seekers killed, jailed: advocate By Michael Vincent The ABC News (Australia), May 18, 2010 http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/05/19/2903429.htm?section=world Refugee advocates say at least nine asylum seekers returned to Sri Lanka by the Howard government were killed and those sent back in … Continue reading

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New Asylum Boat Adds Fuel To Policy Debate

New asylum boat adds fuel to policy debate By Joe Kelly The Australian, May 17, 2010 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/politics/new-asylum-boat-adds-fuel-to-policy-debate/story-e6frgczf-1225867883077 Another boatload of suspected asylum seekers has been intercepted by a customs vessel acting under the control of Border Protection Command four nautical … Continue reading

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Hairdressers Out As Migrant Skills List Gets A Trim

Hairdressers out as migrant skills list gets a trim By Paul Maley The Australian, May 17, 2010 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/hairdressers-out-as-migrant-skills-list-gets-a-trim/story-e6frg6nf-1225867467454 The Rudd government has cut by more than half the number of prized occupations and professions listed in the skilled migration program. … Continue reading

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PM’s Adviser Was Fixer For Viking Stand-Off

PM's adviser was fixer for Viking stand-off By Paul Maley The Australian, May 13, 2010 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/pms-adviser-was-fixer-for-viking-stand-off/story-e6frg6nf-1225865735014 Kevin Rudd's national security adviser, Duncan Lewis, co-ordinated the government's response to the month-long stand-off with the 78 asylum-seekers aboard the Oceanic Viking Customs … Continue reading

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Costly Exercise: Asylum Seekers’ Private Jet Flights Cost $5.6 Million

Costly exercise: asylum seekers' private jet flights cost $5.6m By Andrew Heasley and Yuko Narushima The Sydney Morning Herald, May 12, 2010 http://www.smh.com.au/national/costly-exercise-asylum-seekers-private-jet-flights-cost-56m-20100511-uuus.html The federal government is spending millions of dollars on private VIP jets to fly asylum seekers between … Continue reading

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Longest-Serving Detainee Still In Limbo

Longest-serving detainee still in limbo By Bonny Symons Brown The Australian Associated Press, May 12, 2010 http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/longestserving-detainee-still-in-limbo-20100512-uxev.html The case of Australia's longest-serving detainee shows no signs of being resolved, the immigration ombudsman has found. The woman, referred to in public … Continue reading

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Cost Of Christmas Island Blows Out To Almost $1 Billion

Cost of Christmas Island blows out to almost $1b The Australian Associated Press, May 11, 2010 http://www.smh.com.au/business/federal-budget/cost-of-christmas-island-blows-out-to-almost-1b-20100511-uurg.html The Rudd government has outlayed more than $1 billion to boost border protection as it continues to deal with a flood of asylum … Continue reading

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Huge Hike In Asylum Funding

Huge hike in asylum funding By Paul Maley The Australian, May 10, 2010 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/in-depth/budget/huge-hike-in-asylum-funding/story-e6frgd66-1225864263586 The Immigration Department will receive a multi-million-dollar funding boost in tomorrow's budget in an attempt to meet the rising cost of detaining asylum-seekers. The funding comes … Continue reading

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Tony Abbot Warns Millions Of Asylum-Seekers Could Arrive By Boat

Tony Abbott warns millions of asylum-seekers could arrive by boat By Joe Kelly The Australian, May 4, 2010 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/politics/tony-abbott-warns-millions-of-asylum-seekers-could-arrive-by-boat/story-e6frgczf-1225862132786 Millions of people could be tempted to seek asylum in Australia by boat under current border protection rules if global conditions … Continue reading

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Morrison Dismisses Population Worries

Morrison dismisses population worries AAP The Sydney Morning Herald April 30, 2010 Opposition immigration spokesman Scott Morrison has brushed aside business concerns that his population policy would constrain the economy. The opposition on Thursday released a policy paper in which … Continue reading

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Tony Abbot To Set Population Growth Targets

Tony Abbott to set population growth targets Joe Kelly From: The Australian April 29, 2010 3:33PM A COALITION government would set target bands for population growth, Tony Abbott revealed today, declaring Australia will not be able to cope with 36 … Continue reading

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