Australian and Others

‘Surge Capacity’ Plan For 1600 Asylum Seekers

'Surge capacity' plan for 1600 asylum seekers The ABC News (Australia), October 14, 2009 http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/10/14/2714309.htm?section=australia The Department of Immigration has confirmed 81 demountables are being transported from Alice Springs to Christmas Island to accommodate an extra 200 asylum seekers at … Continue reading

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Liberal Accuses UN Refugee Agency Of Taking Bribes

Liberal accuses UN refugee agency of taking bribes By Michelle Grattan The Age (Melbourne), October 3, 2009 http://www.theage.com.au/national/liberal-accuses-un-refugee-agency-of-taking-bribes-20091002-ggla.html Federal Opposition immigration spokeswoman Sharman Stone has accused some officers of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees of taking bribes. Dr … Continue reading

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Last-Minute Appeal For Christmas Island Detainees

Last-minute appeal for Christmas Is detainees By David Weber The ABC News (Australia), October 3, 2009 http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/10/02/2703808.htm?section=justin Refugee advocates are trying to use a last minute Federal Court appeal to stop a group of asylum seekers being sent back to … Continue reading

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Asylum Seekers Sent Home : Gov’t

Asylum seekers sent home: govt The Brisbane Times, October 2, 2009 http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/breaking-news-national/asylum-seekers-sent-home-govt-20091002-gfem.html More than 60 Indonesians who arrived by boat in Australian waters have been returned home after failing to meet criteria for refugee status. A spokesman for Immigration Minister … Continue reading

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Anger At Joyce’s Refugee Comments

Anger at Joyce's refugee comments By Yuko Narushima The Age (Melbourne), September 30, 2009 http://www.theage.com.au/national/anger-at-joyces-refugee-comments-20090929-gb3z.html Barnaby Joyce's comments about asylum seekers at Christmas Island appearing to be economic migrants have angered human rights groups and the Greens. The Nationals senator … Continue reading

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Dangerous Journey Keeps Being Repeated

Dangerous journey keeps being repeated By Greg Ansley The New Zealand Herald, September 29, 2009 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10600146&pnum=0 Canberra, Australia — Sabzali Salman's journey to tragedy began in Afghanistan. Convinced that Australia would welcome him, Salman exchanged two passport photos and US$6000 … Continue reading

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Lack Of Social Skills Denying Migrants Work

Lack of social skills denying migrants work By Heath Gilmore The Sydney Morning Herald, September 29, 2009 http://www.smh.com.au/national/lack-of-social-skills-denying-migrants-work-20090928-g99i.html Overseas students struggle to find full-time employment, even though many are bound to courses to fill vital skills shortages in Australia, a … Continue reading

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Asylum Influx A Fresh Threat To Australian PM Rudd

Asylum influx a fresh threat to Australia PM Rudd By Rob Taylor Reuters, September 28, 2009 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/28/AR2009092800019.html Canberra (Reuters) — An influx of refugee boats poses a new threat to Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and could divide Australians a … Continue reading

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Limits Suggested On Foreign Students

Limits suggested on foreign students By Dan Harrison The Sydney Morning Herald, September 24, 2009 http://www.smh.com.au/national/limits-suggested-on-foreign-students-20090923-g2pu.html Colleges could face limits on how many foreign students they enrol, or how many students they take from a single country, under possible changes … Continue reading

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New Boatload Has Christmas Island At Breaking Point

New boatload has Christmas Island at 'breaking point' By Nicolas Perpitch The Australian, September 24, 2009 http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26117448-2702,00.html Another boatload of 100 asylum-seekers has arrived on the Indian Ocean outpost of Christmas Island, sparking renewed claims that the Rudd government's border … Continue reading

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Greens Say Immigration Bad For Environment

Greens say immigration bad for environment The Australian Associated Press, September 22, 2009 http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26110093-12377,00.html Australia's population soared by almost half a million people in the year to March – a boom not seen since the 1960s. A green group says … Continue reading

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Populate and Perish: Sydney’s Time Bomb

Populate and perish: Sydney's time bomb PAUL BIBBY, MATTHEW MOORE AND JACOB SAULWICK Sydney Morning Herald http://www.smh.com.au/national/populate-and-perish-sydneys-time-bomb-20090918-fvcj.html September 19, 2009 SYDNEY in 2049 will be a vast urban sprawl stretching from Newcastle to Wollongong that as many as seven million … Continue reading

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Too Many People, Not Enough Resources

Too many people, not enough resources TIM FLANNERY September 16, 2009 http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/opinion/politics/too-many-people-not-enough-resources-20090916-fql2.html Flannery: immigration is too high Environmentalist Tim Flannery tells an IQ2 debate audience that the current rate of immigration is too high for the Australian environment. This debate … Continue reading

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More Foreigners Can Stay While Applying For Visa

More foreigners can stay while applying for visa CAROL NADER The Age September 12, 2009 FOREIGNERS whose temporary visas have expired and who are in a relationship with an Australian citizen or resident will no longer be forced to leave … Continue reading

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Rift Over Refugee Bill

Rift over refugee bill The Age September 10, 2009 COALITION passions will be inflamed again as the Government moves to offer safe haven to people facing genital mutilation, torture, stoning or death. A bill to widen the definition of ''refugee'' … Continue reading

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Liberal Senator Crosses The Floor On Refugee Bill

Liberal senator crosses the floor on refugee bill YUKO NARUSHIMA IMMIGRATION CORRESPONDENT The Sydney Morning Herald September 9, 2009 DEFIANT Opposition MPs allowed the Government yesterday to remove ''a blot on our statute book'' billing refugees for their detention. A … Continue reading

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Visa To Protect Women At Risk: Gov’t

Visa to protect women at risk: govt BrisbaneTimes.com.au September 9, 2009 Women at risk of genital mutilation and “honour killings” if they're sent home will get more protection under Australia's migration law, the government says. The main change – “complementary … Continue reading

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Immigration Red Tape For Hiring Staff ‘Totally Absurd’

Immigration red tape for hiring staff 'totally absurd' By Lincoln Tan The New Zealand Herald 4:00AM Wednesday Sep 09, 2009 Employers wanting to hire a foreign worker must disclose to Immigration New Zealand details of all staff, including their wages … Continue reading

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NZ Makes Licence Mandatory For Immigration Advisers

New Zealand makes licence mandatory for immigration advisers The Economic Times 8 Sep 2009, 1120 hrs IST, IANS HAMILTON/NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand has made it mandatory for immigration consultants to get a licence. A stiff penalty, including up to seven … Continue reading

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Faster Action On Indians’ Study Visas

Faster action on Indians' study visas By Lincoln Tan The New Zealand Herald 4:00AM Monday Sep 07, 2009 A priority visa-processing system to speed student applications from India is to be introduced by Immigration New Zealand after criticism that slow … Continue reading

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