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NZ Joining Network Of Asylum Tests

NZ joining network of asylum tests The New Zealand Herald 4:00AM Saturday Aug 22, 2009 New Zealand is expected to join a five-nation data-sharing network to check fingerprints of people applying for asylum or resisting deportation to help uncover hidden … Continue reading

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Australia Thinks Twice About Linking Visas And Degrees –Feature

Australia thinks twice about linking visas and degrees – Feature Posted : Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:11:44 GMT Author : DPA Earth Times Sydney – Australia's wine industry is a victim of its own success, with export volume up and … Continue reading

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Immigration Officials Silent On Cover-Up

Immigration officials silent on cover-up By Patrick Gower The New Zealand Herald 4:00AM Thursday Aug 20, 2009 Immigration officials tried to cover up renewed investigations of National MP Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi's alleged involvement in an immigration scam – and are … Continue reading

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Migrant Workers ‘Loyal, Trustworthy, Committed’

Migrant workers 'loyal, trustworthy, committed' By Ruth Grundy Thu, 20 Aug 2009 News: Farming The Otago Daily Times When Dutch woman Marika Gerhards travelled to New Zealand and began a new life just over two years ago, she could not … Continue reading

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National MP Faces Police Probe On Jobs

National MP faces police probe on jobs A senior Auckland detective has been assigned to investigate an immigration case involving MP Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi. Photo / Herald on Sunday By Patrick Gower The New Zealand Herald 4:00AM Wednesday Aug 19, … Continue reading

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Crackdown On Visa Vultures

Crackdown on visa vultures Andrew Trounson and Bernard Lane The Australian August 19, 2009 UNIVERSITIES are pushing for a crackdown in vocational training to root out the visa-driven element of the international student market, which they argue is causing collateral … Continue reading

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Detention Bill Reopens Split Over Asylum Seekers

Detention bill reopens split over asylum seekers Yuko Narushima Immigration Correspondent The Sydney Morning Herald August 19, 2009 THE Opposition will vote in the Senate against Labor's planned detention reforms as Liberal fissures opened again over the treatment of asylum … Continue reading

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Immigration Advisers Now Require A Licence

Immigration advisers now require a licence The Otago Daily Times Wed, 19 Aug 2009 From May this year anyone who provides immigration advice in New Zealand must have a licence from the Immigration Advisers Authority. Immigration New Zealand (INZ) will … Continue reading

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Immigration Officials Investigating Recruitment Agencies

Immigration officials investigating recruitment agencies By Graeme Stilwell The Otago Daily Times Mon, 17 Aug 2009 News: Farming | Migrant Workers Asking migrants to come forward with their documents: Newly-appointed community development worker for the Ashburton Safer Community Council Raewyn … Continue reading

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Review To Bring Overseas Study Industry To Account

Review to bring overseas study industry to account Heath Gilmore and Nick O'malley The Age August 14, 2009 THE $15.5 billion international education industry is likely to shrink as shonky operators face their ''day of reckoning'', says the head of … Continue reading

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Foreign Farm Workers Detained

Foreign farm workers detained ABC News Posted Thu Aug 13, 2009 11:08am AEST Updated Thu Aug 13, 2009 12:00pm AEST The Australian Workers Union (AWU) is calling for action to be taken against Victorian farmers using illegal immigrant labour. Department … Continue reading

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Boat With 77 People Intercepted By Australia

Boat With 77 People Intercepted by Australia By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: August 12, 2009 Filed at 8:06 p.m. ET ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — A boat carrying 77 suspected asylum seekers was intercepted Thursday in the Indian Ocean, the latest … Continue reading

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Crackdown On Student Recruitment

Crackdown on student recruitment Guy Healy and Andrew Trounson Article from: The Australian August 12, 2009 THE failure of the states to properly regulate the troubled college sector is putting at risk the $15 billion export education industry and the … Continue reading

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Brits And Aussies Fare Best In NZ

Brits and Aussies fare best in NZ By REBECCA TODD – The Press Last updated 05:00 12/08/2009 British and Australian migrants are outstripping Kiwis on their own soil with higher incomes and more working in professional jobs, a new report … Continue reading

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Hundreds Of Immigration Cases Unresolved

Hundreds of immigration cases unresolved WA Today.com.au August 12, 2009 There are more than 700 immigration cases before the nation's courts with most of them taking nearly half a year to resolve. The Federal Magistrates Court, which the government plans … Continue reading

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Abuse Of Course Rules Traps Foreign Students

Abuse of course rules traps foreign students Anna Patty The Brisbane Times August 11, 2009 UNIVERSITIES are among higher education providers exploiting an Australian law to keep international students in courses they want to abandon, a legal expert has found. … Continue reading

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Struggling Asian Wives ‘Health Timebomb’

Struggling Asian wives 'health timebomb' By Lincoln Tan The New Zealand Herald 4:00AM Monday Aug 10, 2009 Asian migrant men hit by recession are moving overseas to look for work – but are leaving their wives and children in New … Continue reading

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MP Says Checks On Immigrants Need To Be Tightened

MP says checks on immigrants need to be tightened Phillip Coorey Chief Political Correspondent The Sydney Morning Herald August 8, 2009 A SENIOR federal Labor MP has called for Australia to slash its immigration intake so entrants could be better … Continue reading

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Immigration To Jolt Population To 22 Million

Immigration to jolt population to 22m BY BROOKE WYLIE The Canberra Times 23/07/2009 12:00:00 AM Record immigration levels in recent years have driven a population explosion which is likely to see Australia hit the 22million mark by Christmas. A report … Continue reading

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Australia Plans Tougher, Need-Based Migrant Law

Australia plans tougher, need-based migrant law Express news service Posted: Thursday , Jul 23, 2009 at 0206 hrs New Delhi: Unfazed by the recent wave of violence against Indians, the Australian government on Wednesday said it was looking for young … Continue reading

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