Australian and Others

Young Refugees Taken Off Island

Young refugees taken off island By Daniel Flitton The Sydney Morning Herald, December 23, 2009 http://www.smh.com.au/national/young-refugees-taken-off-island-20091222-lbsn.html Thirty Afghan youths seeking asylum in Australia have been moved to the mainland from Christmas Island to reduce overcrowding in the island's detention centre. … Continue reading

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Asylum Seekers Depart For Canada

Asylum seekers depart for Canada By Tom Allard The Sydney Morning Herald, December 19, 2009 http://www.smh.com.au/world/asylum-seekers-depart-for-canada-20091219-l5zt.html The first of a group of asylum seekers who refused to go ashore in Indonesia from the Australian vessel, the Oceanic Viking, are expected … Continue reading

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Asylum Seekers Intercepted Off Mainland

Asylum seekers intercepted off mainland ABC NEWS Posted Fri Dec 18, 2009 7:16pm AEDT Updated Fri Dec 18, 2009 7:21pm AEDT A boat carrying 55 asylum seekers and four crew has been intercepted off Australia's north-west coast. The Federal Government … Continue reading

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International Deal To Resettle 78 Tamils In Several Countries

International deal to resettle 78 Tamils in several countries Paul Maley From: The Australian December 17, 2009 12:00AM AUSTRALIA is on the verge of clinching a deal with New Zealand, Canada, Norway and possibly the US to help resettle the … Continue reading

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Christmas Island To Get $50 Million Package

Christmas Island to get $50m package By Jonathan Pearlman The Sydney Morning Herald, December 16, 2009 http://www.smh.com.au/national/christmas-island-to-get-50m-package-20091215-kuo6.html Christmas Island's residents will receive a $50 million boost to the island's infrastructure as the Rudd Government seeks to placate the permanent population … Continue reading

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Andrews Calls For Debate On Slashing Immigration

Andrews call for debate on slashing immigration MISHA SCHUBERT The Age December 11, 2009 SENIOR Opposition frontbencher Kevin Andrews has called for a debate on slashing Australia's immigration from 180,000 people a year to a ''starting point'' of just 35,000. … Continue reading

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Corruption Hinders Efforts To Combat People-Smuggling

Corruption hinders efforts to combat people-smuggling TOM ALLARD Sydney Morning Herald December 10, 2009 JAKARTA: Hundreds of asylum seekers have escaped Indonesian immigration detention centres and boarded boats to Australia this year amid widespread bribe-taking by guards and the brutal … Continue reading

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Kiwis Packing Bags, Leaving Australia

Kiwis packing bags, leaving Australia KARLIS SALNA AAP December 10, 2009 It hardly seems fair. The Wallabies are struggling with a Kiwi at the helm, while the New Zealand cricket team looks destined for great things. Our neighbours across the … Continue reading

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Christmas Island Detention Center Almost Full

Christmas Island detention centre almost full ABC NEWS Posted Thu Dec 10, 2009 6:47pm AEDT Updated Thu Dec 10, 2009 7:45pm AEDT The immigration detention centre on Christmas Island is nearly at capacity with the arrival of another boat last … Continue reading

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Another Asylum-Seeker Boat Intercepted

Another asylum seeker boat intercepted AAP December 10, 2009 A boat believed to be carrying 53 suspected asylum seekers has been intercepted near Christmas Island. The patrol boat HMAS Broome, operating under the control of Border Protection Command, intercepted the … Continue reading

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Indonesia To Outlaw People-Smuggling

Indonesia to outlaw people smuggling ADAM GARTRELL AAP December 9, 2009 Indonesia says it will finally move to outlaw people smuggling next year. Indonesian officials have told Australian Home Affairs Minister Brendan O'Connor that the long-awaited but much-delayed legislation will … Continue reading

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China Tops Migration Queue To Australia

China tops migration queue to Australia By Greg Ansley NZHerald 4:00 AM Wednesday Dec 9, 2009 The new reluctance of Kiwis to desert hearth and home has helped propel China to the top of Australia's migration queue. For the first … Continue reading

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Australia Reassures Indonesia On Tamils

Australia reassures Indonesia on Tamils ADAM GARTRELL AAP December 8, 2009 Australia has assured Indonesia it will honour its commitment to rapidly resettle the 78 Tamil asylum seekers who spent almost a month aboard the Oceanic Viking. Home Affairs Minister … Continue reading

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Audits Close More Dubious Colleges

Audits close more dubious colleges SUSHI DAS The Age December 8, 2009 TWO more private colleges in Melbourne have been forced to close after a regulator found they had failed to meet the most basic education standards. The Australian Institute … Continue reading

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Catholic Church Kept Vital, Thanks To Migrants

Catholic Church kept vital, thanks to migrants BARNEY ZWARTZ The Age December 7, 2009 MIGRANTS are keeping the Catholic Church in Australia vital and energetic, and also making church a more enjoyable place for Australian Catholics, the church's chief researcher … Continue reading

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Migration Numbers At Record High

Migration numbers at record high By Tim Colebatch The Age (Melbourne), December 4, 2009 http://www.theage.com.au/national/migration-numbers-at-record-high-20091203-k8tf.html The number of permanent and long-term migrants arriving in Australia has soared to more than 500,000 a year. Record numbers of migrants, temporary workers and … Continue reading

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53 Asylum Seekers On Viking

53 asylum seekers on Viking By Yuko Narushima The Sydney Morning Herald, December 4, 2009 http://www.smh.com.au/national/53-asylum-seekers-on-viking-20091203-k8uy.html The Oceanic Viking has picked up another boatload of asylum seekers, a fortnight after it unloaded 78 reluctant Sri Lankans in Indonesia. Yesterday the … Continue reading

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Crammed Christmas Island Center To Cost Extra $45 Million

Crammed Christmas Island centre to cost extra $45m By Yuko Narushima The Sydney Morning Herald, December 3, 2009 http://www.smh.com.au/national/crammed-christmas-island-centre-to-cost-extra-45m-20091202-k6f8.html Christmas Island will cost the Federal Government $45 million more than it budgeted for this year as the overstretched detention centre … Continue reading

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Study Confirms Oz ‘Myth’ On Unskilled Kiwis

Study confirms Oz 'myth' on unskilled Kiwis The New Zealand Herald, December 2, 2009 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=10612863 A new study has confirmed a long-held Australian belief – less-skilled Kiwis have migrated there at a higher rate than skilled professionals. The research, by … Continue reading

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Asylum-Seekers Could Be Forced To Sleep In Tents

Asylum-seekers could be forced to sleep in tents The Australian, December 2, 2009 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/asylum-seekers-could-be-forced-to-sleep-in-tents/story-fn3dxity-1225805972271 The Federal Government's planned expansion of its Christmas Island detention facility may see asylum seekers sleeping in tents. The Department of Immigration and Citizenship yesterday said … Continue reading

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