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Visa Crackdown Will Hit Numbers

Visa crackdown will hit numbers Bernard Lane The Australian July 22, 2009 THE education export industry has to find a new way to prosper now that the government has made it harder for would-be migrants to use study as a … Continue reading

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NZ Immigration Highest In More Than Two Years

N.Z. Immigration Is Highest in More Than Two Years (Update2) By Tracy Withers July 21 (Bloomberg) — New Zealands annual immigration growth accelerated to the highest level in more than two years in June, adding to signs that consumer spending … Continue reading

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Evans Vows To Tighten Study Rules

Evans vows to tighten study rules Matt Wade Sydney Morning Herald correspondent in New Delhi July 21, 2009 IMMIGRATION minister, Chris Evans, has begun a crucial visit to India with a frank admission that recent problems experienced by Indian students … Continue reading

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No Need To Step Up Immigration Checks After Bombs

No need to step up immigration checks after bombs: Minister The Sydney Morning Herald July 19, 2009 There is no “immediate danger” of Jemaah Islamiah (JI) operatives relocating to Australia, Immigration Minister Chris Evans says. Senator Evans told Sky News … Continue reading

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Australia Minister To Take Student Safety Message

Australia minister to take student safety message AFP July 19, 2009 MELBOURNE—Australia's immigration minister said Sunday he will visit India this week to reassure parents and authorities that the country is not racist and remains a safe place to study. … Continue reading

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Rudd Pledges ‘Hard line’ Approach On Refugees

Rudd pledges 'hardline' approach on refugees By Amy Coopes Agence France Presse June 30, 2009 SYDNEY (AFP) Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Wednesday pledged a “hardline” approach on illegal immigrants following reports that thousands of refugees were headed for … Continue reading

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Warning On Wave Of Boat People

Warning on wave of boat people Tom Allard in Kuala Lumpur and Yuko Narushima The Sydney Morning Herald June 30, 2009 INDONESIAN authorities are bracing for a huge influx of boat people, anticipating as many as 10,000 asylum-seekers are waiting … Continue reading

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Australia To Screen Sri Lankan People For Tigers

Australia to screen Lankan boat people for Tigers The Daily Mirror Sri Lanka June 30, 2009 FEARS that ex-Tamil fighters may be passing themselves off as refugees will lead to the latest boatload of unauthorised arrivals – believed to be … Continue reading

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Foreign Aid Boost Can Stem Human Tide : Report

Foreign aid boost can stem human tide: report By Meredith Griffiths for PM ABC NEWS Posted Mon Jun 29, 2009 8:44pm AEST Audio: Government told to help neighbours if it wants to stop illegal migration (PM) Nearly 200 people from … Continue reading

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Government Puts Refugee Services Under Spotlight

Government puts refugee services under spotlight ABC NEWS Posted Mon Jun 29, 2009 7:48am AEST Updated Mon Jun 29, 2009 7:46am AEST The Government says it will begin extensive community consultations today to improve services for refugee settlement. The consultation … Continue reading

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Australia Warns Boat People Heading To Its Shores

Australia Warns Boat People Heading to Its Shores By Phil Mercer Sydney Voice of America 29 June 2009 Australia has intercepted a boat carrying almost 200 illegal migrants and is warning of a surge in displaced people heading to its … Continue reading

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Boat People Need A Deterrent : Opposition

Boat people need a deterrent: opposition Simon Jenkins The Sydney Morning Herald June 29, 2009 The federal opposition has used the arrival of another boatload of asylum seekers and the interception of five others in Malaysia to back their case … Continue reading

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Ministers Set Up A Violence Taskforce

Ministers set up a violence taskforce June 13, 2009 Article from: The Australian EDUCATION ministers meeting in Hobart have decided to set up another taskforce to protect the interests of overseas students studying in Australia. The move follows attacks in … Continue reading

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Foreign Students Could Be Forced To Leave

Foreign students could be forced to leave By Sushi Das The Sydney Morning Herald, June 10, 2009 http://www.theage.com.au/national/foreign-students-could-be-forced-to-leave-20090609-c28h.html Scores of foreign students, suspected of using bogus documents to support permanent residency applications, have been discovered by Federal Government migration fraud … Continue reading

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Pregnant Tourist Told To Leave Country

Pregnant tourist told to leave country Jurga Skiauteris has been told to leave the country despite a doctor's plea. By Lincoln Tan New Zealand Herald 4:00AM Tuesday Jun 09, 2009 Immigration New Zealand has ordered a heavily pregnant Lithuanian tourist … Continue reading

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New Zealand Fiji Community Keen To Meet With Foreign Minister McCully

New Zealand Fiji community keen to meet with Foreign Minister McCully Radio New Zealand International Posted at 02:33 on 08 June, 2009 UTC Some members of the Fiji Community in Auckland have asked New Zealands Pacific Island Affairs Minister to … Continue reading

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Indian Student Rally Calls For Equality

Indian student rally calls for equality Vincent Morello The Sydney Morning Herald June 7, 2009 Indian students have rallied in Sydney, protesting against racist attacks and calling on the federal government to stop treating them like “cash cows”. Hundreds of … Continue reading

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Kiwis Firm In Asylum Standoff

Kiwis firm in asylum standoff Paul Maley The Australian May 29, 2009 NEW Zealand authorities warned a boatload of Sri Lankan asylum seekers stranded off the northern coast of Australia that their chances of gaining entry to New Zealand were … Continue reading

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Backlog Of Disputed Visa Cases ‘Growing’

Backlog of disputed visa cases 'growing' The Sydney Morning Herald May 27, 2009 There is a growing backlog of disputed visa decisions awaiting review, a Senate committee has heard. At the end of April there were 5,887 cases before the … Continue reading

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Visa Changes An Invitation To Smugglers : Opposition

Visa changes an invitation to smugglers: Opposition ABC NEWS Posted Tue May 26, 2009 6:24am AEST The Federal Opposition says a proposed overhaul of the bridging visa system would further soften Australia's border protection policies, sending the wrong message to … Continue reading

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