Australian and Others

Christmas Island Rioters Charged

Christmas Island rioters charged The Sydney Morning Herald AAP January 20, 2010 Eleven asylum-seekers have faced court charged over a riot at the Christmas Island immigration detention centre last year. Australian Federal Police charged 10 of the men with rioting, … Continue reading

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Rudd Faces Questions Over Deals To Settle Tamils

Rudd faces questions over deals to settle Tamils TOM ALLARD The Sydney Morning Herald January 19, 2010 The last of the asylum seekers from the Oceanic Viking are due to leave Indonesia this week. Most are destined for New Zealand, … Continue reading

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Big Hopes From Little Singapore

Big hopes from little Singapore By Lincoln Tan The New Zealand Herald 4:00 AM Tuesday Jan 19, 2010 In the second of the series, immigration reporter Lincoln Tan looks at New Zealand's need for imported skills New Zealand is trying … Continue reading

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‘Centre Of Gravity Rule’ Enables Chinese To Help Their Parents

'Centre of gravity rule' enables Chinese to help their parents By Lincoln Tan The New Zealand Herald 4:00 AM Monday Jan 18, 2010 Immigrant Ally Wang, 35, from Guangzhou, is anxiously waiting after sponsoring her 66-year-old father Zhi Wang and … Continue reading

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China Displaces UK In Family Migration To NZ

China displaces UK in family migration to NZ By Lincoln Tan The New Zealand Herald 4:00 AM Monday Jan 18, 2010 In the first of a three-part series, immigration reporter Lincoln Tan investigates migration trends and their impact. China has … Continue reading

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NZ Residency Gives Chinese Sex Appeal

NZ residency gives Chinese sex appeal By Lincoln Tan The New Zealand Herald 4:00 AM Saturday Jan 16, 2010 International students from China want New Zealand residency and passports not only for ease of travel, but also as a way … Continue reading

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Tamils Safe To Return Home, Says Sri Lanka

Tamils safe to return home, says Sri Lanka Paul Maley From: The Australian January 15, 2010 12:00AM SRI Lanka has pledged that the five Tamil refugees on Christmas Island who have been deemed threats to national security can return to … Continue reading

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Indonesia To Force Sri Lankan Off Boat

Indonesia to force Sri Lankans off boat The Age January 15, 2010 INDONESIA will send up to 500 police and militia members to force Sri Lankan asylum seekers off a boat in Merak, separating their spokesman “Alex” from the group. … Continue reading

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ASIO Checks Unreliable: Former Immigration Officer

ASIO checks unreliable: former immigration officer YUKO NARUSHIMA The Sydney Morning Herald January 15, 2010 ASIO's security checks are open to political interference and should not form the basis of rejecting refugees from Australia, a former immigration official says. Few … Continue reading

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Tamils Say They Won’t Resist Removal

Tamils say they won't resist removal ADAM GARTRELL AAP January 14, 2010 Indonesia has denied it is planning to force ashore 240 Sri Lankan asylum seekers who have spent the past three months holed up on their boat in a … Continue reading

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Tamil Refugees Were A Known Security Threat

Tamil refugees were a known security threat YUKO NARUSHIMA The Sydney Morning Herald January 14, 2010 THE Government flew four refugees picked up by the Customs vessel Oceanic Viking to Australia knowing they were security risks. The four were part … Continue reading

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Gov’t Warned On Detention Crowding

Government warned on detention crowding AAP January 14, 2010 The federal government must begin processing asylum-seekers in Australia or risk disturbances and riots at the Christmas Island detention centre, the immigration department has warned. News Limited newspapers said the department … Continue reading

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ASIO Warning Ignored For Deal On Tamil Refugees

ASIO warning ignored for deal on Tamil refugees Paul Maley and Lanai Vasek From: The Australian January 13, 2010 12:00AM THE Rudd government approved the transfer to Australia of four Tamil refugees deemed to be a security threat while they … Continue reading

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Irish Deported From Australia

Irish deported from Australia PDRAIG COLLINS in Sydney irishtimes.com Last Updated: Wednesday, January 13, 2010, 13:34 At least a dozen Irish nationals have been deported from Australia in the past two weeks in a crackdown on immigration fraud. It is … Continue reading

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Four Oceanic Viking Tamils Refused Visas

Four Oceanic Viking Tamils refused visas ABC NEWS Posted Tue Jan 12, 2010 6:46am AEDT Updated Tue Jan 12, 2010 7:32am AEDT Four of the Sri Lankan refugees picked up by the Oceanic Viking have been refused visas to resettle … Continue reading

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MP Urges Gov’t To Reassure India Its Students Safe In NZ

MP urges Govt to reassure India its students safe in NZ By Lincoln Tan The New Zealand Herald 4:00 AM Monday Jan 11, 2010 New Zealand must distance itself from Australia or risk losing students from India, this country's fastest … Continue reading

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Asylum Seeker Situation ‘An Absolute Mess’

Asylum seeker situation 'an absolute mess' Posted Sat Jan 9, 2010 8:34pm AEDT Updated Sat Jan 9, 2010 8:41pm AEDT The Federal Opposition is calling on Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to act immediately on illegal immigration, as another boat of … Continue reading

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Afghans Threaten A Hunger Strike

Afghans threaten a hunger strike Simon Kearney From: The Australian December 28, 2009 12:00AM EIGHTY Afghan asylum-seekers in an Indonesian detention centre that also holds 63 Sri Lankans whose claims are being fast-tracked are threatening to stage a hunger strike. … Continue reading

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The Philippines And New Zealand Drawn Into Tamil Asylum-Seeker Deal

The Philippines and New Zealand drawn into Tamil asylum-seeker deal Paul Maley From: The Australian December 24, 2009 12:00AM THE Philippines and New Zealand have been drawn into the tortuous international solution to implement the special deal the Rudd government … Continue reading

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Offshore Processing Policy ‘Unchanged’

Offshore processing policy 'unchanged' ARI SHARP AND DANIEL FLITTON The Sydney Morning Herald December 24, 2009 THE decision to bring 30 Afghan boys to the mainland from Christmas Island does not represent a change in policy on the treatment of … Continue reading

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