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Immigration Investigator Names MP In Pay-Off Suspicion

Immigration investigator names MP in pay-off suspicion By Patrick Gower New Zealand Herald 4:00AM Friday May 15, 2009 An Immigration Service investigator suspects National MP Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi or one of his supporters may have “paid off” the Indian woman … Continue reading

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Esky Men Granted Visas To Stay

Esky men granted visas to stay Nicolas Perpitch Article from: The Australian May 09, 2009 TWO Burmese men who claimed to have survived 25 days at sea in an industrial-sized Esky flew out of Christmas Island yesterday after being granted … Continue reading

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Ray Of Hope For Three Refugees In Pakistan

Ray of hope for three refugees in Pakistan Amanda Hodge, Islamabad Article from: The Australian May 09, 2009 HABIBA Hosseini has been a refugee for all but six of her 32 years. Her parents fled the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan … Continue reading

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Migration Agent Raided Over Visa Documents

Migration agent raided over visa documents Sydney Morning Herald May 8, 2009 A RAID on a city office has uncovered a visa racket that had ensnared at least 30 people, the Immigration Minister, Chris Evans, said. A Sydney migration agent … Continue reading

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Fund Boost To Tackle People Smuggling

Fund boost to tackle people smuggling Tom Allard, Jakarta The Age May 7, 2009 The Federal Government will announce a $400 million package to combat people smuggling in next week's budget. The Government plans an aggressive strategy to extradite the … Continue reading

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Customs Gets New Boats To Patrol Borders

Customs gets new boats to patrol borders Sydney Morning Herald May 6, 2009 Australia's customs service has upgraded its border protection fleet with nine new vessels amid a surge in asylum seekers arriving by boat in Australian waters. The vessels, … Continue reading

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Indonesia Arrests Suspected People Smugglers

Indonesia arrests suspected people smugglers TheWest.com.au 6th May 2009, 13:15 WST Indonesian police have arrested two suspected people smugglers, including one accused of organising an ill-fated sea journey that left several asylum seekers dead. Police arrested one man in Makassar, … Continue reading

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Turmbull Going Soft On Asylum Seekers, Liberal MP Says

Turnbull going soft on asylum seekers, Liberal MP says Yuko Narushima May 6, 2009 MALCOLM TURNBULL has been criticised from within his own party as being soft on asylum seekers as another boat carrying 50 people was intercepted off the … Continue reading

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Kevin Rudd Faces Biggest Boatpeople Spike Since Pacific Solution

Kevin Rudd faces biggest boatpeople spike since Pacific Solution Paul Maley and Paige Taylor The Australian May 06, 2009 AUSTRALIA is facing the biggest spike in unauthorised boat arrivals since John Howard implemented the Pacific Solution, with the Australian navy … Continue reading

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Some Boatpeople Seeking Asylum For Second Time

Some boatpeople seeking asylum for second time Paul Maley Article from: The Australian May 05, 2009 AT least a dozen of the asylum seekers who have arrived in the current wave of boatpeople are return visitors, some having been granted … Continue reading

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Migrants Face Big Losses As Law Changes

Migrants suffer big losses as law changes By Lincoln Tan New Zealand Herald 4:00AM Monday May 04, 2009 Hundreds of would-be immigrants are today in limbo as a law comes into effect that could stall their bid to live legally … Continue reading

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AFP Swoop On Two Women Over Fake Passport Claims

AFP swoop on two women over fake passport claims Article from: The Daily Telegraph May 04, 2009 12:00am A POST office clerk and a suburban mother allegedly masterminded a fake passport racket to bring illegal immigrants into Australia. The false … Continue reading

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Illegal Immigrants Will No Longer Be Locked Up

Illegal immigrants will no longer be locked up Wayne Flower and Ben Packham The Australian May 04, 2009 12:00am ILLEGAL immigrants will no longer be locked up and deported when caught by authorities, in a major softening of immigration procedures. … Continue reading

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The Migration Myth

The migration myth Timothy Hatton, Jeffrey Williamson Business Spectator May 2, 2009 Todays global economic crisis has turned a media spotlight on immigration. Sagging labour markets have led to calls for even tougher restrictions on potential competition from immigrant workers, … Continue reading

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700 Jopbs To Go As Rudd’s Axe Falls On Immigration Department

700 jobs to go as Rudd's axe falls on Immigration Department Jewel Topsfield Published in The Brisbane Times May 1, 2009 ONE in 10 jobs is expected to be slashed from the Immigration Department in this month's federal budget. Despite … Continue reading

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Jakarta Part Of Solution

Jakarta part of solution Donald Rothwell May 01, 2009 Article from: The Australian AS two more boatloads of asylum seekers were detained this week by Border Protection Command and the federal Opposition called for an inquiry into the sinking of … Continue reading

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Migrants and Industry Benefit From Mandatory Immigration Adviser Licensing

Migrants And Industry Benefit From Mandatory Immigration Adviser Licensing Contributor: Voxy.co.nz Voxy News Engine Friday, 1 May, 2009 – 09:47 1 May 2009 – The introduction of mandatory licensing for New Zealand-based immigration advisers will protect migrants from unscrupulous operators … Continue reading

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Two More Boats Intercepted: 79 On Board

Two more boats intercepted: 79 on board Yuko Narushima Sydney Morning Herald April 30, 2009 ANOTHER two boatloads of suspected asylum seekers are heading to Christmas Island after they were found in Australian waters yesterday, intensifying calls for an inquiry … Continue reading

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Islanders Aim For A Future In Tourism

Islanders aim for a future in tourism Thewest.com.au 30th April 2009, 6:00 WST Christmas Island must develop a significant tourism industry quickly or face becoming nothing more than an immigration detention island, community leaders said yesterday. They say developing a … Continue reading

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Asylum Seekers On Christmas Island Receive Payments

Asylum-seekers on Christmas Island receive payments By Andrea Hayward AAP April 29, 2009 11:43pm A FAMILY of four asylum-seekers living on Christmas Island in community detention receives up to $1000 a fortnight from the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC). … Continue reading

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