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48 More Suspected Asylum-Seekers Nabbed

48 more suspected asylum-seekers nabbed The Australian From: NewsCore February 12, 2010 9:57PM A BOAT-load of almost 50 suspected asylum seekers has been intercepted on its way to Australia. Border Protection Authorities intercepted the boat carrying 48 passengers and two … Continue reading

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Union Takes On Labor Over ‘Cheap’ Foreign Workers

Union takes on Labor over 'cheap' foreign workers MALCOLM KNOX The Sydney Morning Herald February 12, 2010 ONE of Australia's most powerful trade unions has set itself on a collision course with the Rudd government, backing a campaign against it … Continue reading

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Universities Told To Boost English Programs

Universities told to boost English programs Guy Healy and Andrew Trounson From: The Australian February 10, 2010 12:00AM UNIVERSITIES are being warned to increase their English language programs for international students given the potential for a review of the migration … Continue reading

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Rejected and Dejected, Would-Be Residents Team Up To Call For A Second Chance

Rejected and dejected, would-be residents team up to call for a second chance AMY CORDEROY The Sydney Morning Herald February 10, 2010 CHANGES to the skilled migration program will not protect vulnerable students who have spent thousands of dollars and … Continue reading

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Migration Like Pyramid Scheme: Labor MP

Migration like pyramid scheme: Labor MP AAP February 10, 2010 – 9:59PM A federal Labor MP has likened migration to a pyramid scheme. Using the analogy of a fraudulent business practice, Melbourne backbencher Kelvin Thomson challenged the idea of bringing … Continue reading

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Detention Plan Centres ‘May Be Needed’

Detention plan centres 'may be needed' AAP February 10, 2010 The federal government may have to come up with a contingency plan if immigration detention facilities at Christmas Island and Darwin fill up, Immigration Minister Chris Evans says. Capacity on … Continue reading

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ASIO Rushed Oceanic Viking Asylum Checks

ASIO rushed Oceanic Viking asylum checks Paul Maley From: The Australian February 09, 2010 12:00AM ASIO fast-tracked security checks on 78 refugees being held in Indonesia following the Oceanic Viking standoff, allowing the Rudd government to meet the terms of … Continue reading

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Changes To Skilled Migration Program ‘A Threat To Recovery’

Changes to skilled migration program a 'threat to recovery' Christian Kerr and Mark Dodd From: The Australian February 09, 2010 12:00AM THE Rudd government's changes to Australia's skilled migration program could hold back economic recovery, a key business group has … Continue reading

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Students ‘Shouldn’t Expect Residency’

Students 'shouldn't expect residency' The Austraian From: AAP February 08, 2010 6:47PM INTERNATIONAL students should not expect to automatically become permanent residents, Immigration Minister Chris Evans says. The minister has also taken aim at private colleges for creating the impression … Continue reading

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Australia Tightens Immigration Rules

Australia Tightens Immigration Rules By ASSOCIATED PRESS February 8, 2010 CANBERRA: Australia tightened its migration rules Monday in favor of English speakers and professionals, saying the country has been attracting too many hairdressers and cooks and too few doctors and … Continue reading

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Christmas Island Capacity To Increase

Christmas Island capacity to increase From: AAP February 08, 2010 5:15PM THE capacity of the Christmas Island immigration detention centre is to be increased within weeks, says Immigration Minister Chris Evans. So far in 2010, 11 unauthorised boats have arrived … Continue reading

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Aussie Skills Shortage Prompts New Kiwi Exodus Fears

Aussie skills shortage prompts new Kiwi exodus fears By Christopher Adams The New Zealand Herald 12:45 PM Monday Feb 8, 2010 New Australian employment research has shown skill shortages in many sectors – leading to fears that more skilled New … Continue reading

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Female Circumcision Happening In Australia

Female circumcision happening in Australia By Emily Bourke for AM ABC NEWS Posted Sat Feb 6, 2010 11:15am AEDT Updated Sat Feb 6, 2010 11:37am AEDT Illegal custom: experts say ending female genital mutilation will be a slow process (stock.xchng: … Continue reading

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Populate And We Will Perish

Populate and we will perish Barry Cohen From: The Australian February 02, 2010 12:00AM NOW that Kevin Rudd has informed us that he favours a “big Australia” with a population reaching 35 million by 2050, will he also tell us … Continue reading

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Hardline Attitude Aids Migration: Tony Abbott

Hardline attitude aids migration: Tony Abbott Sid Maher From: The Australian January 23, 2010 12:00AM TONY Abbott has moved to portray his tough border protection stance as pro-immigration, arguing that it helps to maintain public support if people think immigration … Continue reading

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Sri Lankans Push To Grab Absconders

Sri Lankans push to grab absconders MATT WADE AND YUKO NARUSHIMA The Sydney Morning Herald January 22, 2010 THE Sri Lankan Foreign Minister, Rohitha Bogollagama, says his government wants access to asylum seekers who flee his country for nations like … Continue reading

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Christmas Island Rioters Could Still Be Granted Refugee Status

Christmas Island rioters could still be granted refugee visas Ben Packham From: Herald Sun January 22, 2010 12:00AM A GROUP of asylum seekers charged over last year's riot on Christmas Island could still be granted refugee visas if they are … Continue reading

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Immigration ‘Will Fuel Greenhouse Gas Growth’

Immigration 'will fuel greenhouse gas growth' From: AAP January 20, 2010 6:05PM A HIGH level of immigration means Australia won't be able to cut its greenhouse gas emissions, an academic paper claims. The population is forecast to rise by 6 … Continue reading

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They Came, They Saw, They Left…

They came, they saw, they left … By Lincoln Tan The New Zealand Herald 4:00 AM Wednesday Jan 20, 2010 In the final of the series, immigration reporter Lincoln Tan looks at how well the country retains its foreign residents. … Continue reading

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NZ Gives 13 Sri Lankan Asylum Seekers A Home

NZ gives 13 Sri Lankan asylum seekers a home By Isaac Davison and Claire Trevett The New Zealand Herald 4:00 AM Wednesday Jan 20, 2010 Prime Minister John Key has warned New Zealand is at risk of being a target … Continue reading

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