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Political Firebrand Loses Australian Election

Political firebrand loses Australian election The Associated Press Published: March 22, 2009 CANBERRA, Australia: Far-right former lawmaker Pauline Hanson on Sunday declined to rule out trying again to re-enter politics despite suffering her sixth straight election defeat. Hanson was once … Continue reading

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Australia To End Detention Charges For Asylum Seekers

Australia to end detention charges for asylum seekers AFP , SYDNEY Thursday, Mar 19, 2009, Page 5 Australia yesterday moved to end a controversial policy charging asylum seekers thousands of dollars to be locked up in detention centers. Under punishing … Continue reading

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Booms In Migrants And Babies

Booms in migrants and babies By Carol Nader The Age (Melbourne), March 19, 2009 http://www.theage.com.au/national/booms-in-migrants-and-babies-20090318-9270.html Australia's population has jumped to 21.5 million, fuelled by the highest migration boom in almost 40 years. New Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show that … Continue reading

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Seasonal Work Vacancies Hard To Fill

Seasonal work vacancies hard to fill By JOANNE CARROLL in Cromwell The Southland Times Last updated 05:00 18/03/2009 Central Otago orchards and vineyards are still struggling to fill seasonal work vacancies. Immigration Minister Jonathan Coleman said he was looking into … Continue reading

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Australia Slashes Immigration As Recession Looms

Australia Slashes Immigration as Recession Looms The Star (Malaysia), March 17, 2009 http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/3/17/business/3491077&sec=business Australia will cut immigration for the first time in a decade, with recession looming and unemployment rising sharply, Immigration Minister Chris Evans said yesterday. Were going to … Continue reading

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Migrant English Standards Cut

Migrant English standards cut 4:00AM Tuesday Mar 17, 2009 By Lincoln Tan New Zealand Herald New Zealand will not follow Australia's lead in cutting immigration, but instead make it easier for business and investor migrants to come, Immigration Minister Jonathan … Continue reading

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Australia Cuts Worker Migrant Intake By 14 Percent

Australia cuts worker migrant intake by 14 percent The Associated Press Published: March 16, 2009 SYDNEY: Australia will cut its annual skilled worker migrant intake by 14 percent in an effort to preserve jobs for Australians after a spike in … Continue reading

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Asylum For Iraqis Who Saved Wood

Asylum for Iraqis who saved Wood Brendan Nicholson The Age March 14, 2009 TWO surviving Iraqis from the army unit that rescued kidnapped Australian businessman Douglas Wood are finally safe in Australia. The men had been hiding in Middle-Eastern countries … Continue reading

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Immigration Blitz Nets Nearly 100 Meatworkers

Immigration blitz nets nearly 100 meatworkers Yuko Narushima Sydney Morning Herald March 12, 2009 A SIMULTANEOUS blitz by immigration officials and police has uncovered a fraud racket supplying up to 100 illegal workers to meatwork companies across three states. Sydney … Continue reading

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Future Bleak For Language Schools

Future bleak for language schools 4:00AM Monday Mar 09, 2009 By Lincoln Tan New Zealand Herald The number of international students in New Zealand may be up, but the future looks bleak for the industry as forward bookings in English … Continue reading

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Visitor Drought Hits Home

Visitor Drought Hits Home Paul Maley Article from: The Australian March 07, 2009 A SLUMP in business travellers, tourists and overseas workers threatens to deliver a new shock to Australia's economy, already facing sharply lower commodities exports and the international … Continue reading

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Immigration’s Pacific ‘Fiefdom’ Facing Chop

Immigration's Pacific 'fiefdom' facing chop By Claire Trevett New Zealand Herald 4:00AM Friday Mar 06, 2009 The Minister of Immigration has ordered Immigration's Pacific division to be dismantled after a stinging report found a wide range of problems – from … Continue reading

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Migrants Vital To Recovery

Migrants Vital To Recovery Stephen Lunn, Social affairs writer Article from: The Australian March 06, 2009 THE Rudd Government has been told to resist pressure to slash Australia's permanent immigration intake in the face of lengthening dole queues, or risk … Continue reading

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WA Has Nation’s Highest Migrant Population

WA has nation's highest migrant population ABC NEWS Posted Wed Mar 4, 2009 3:00pm AEDT A report released today show Western Australia has the highest proportion of migrants in Australia. The 'People of Western Australia' report assessed the 2006 census, … Continue reading

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RI, Australia Agree On New Holiday, Work Visas

RI, Australia agree on new holiday, work visas The Jakarta Post , Jakarta Tue, 03/03/2009 8:26 PM | National The governments of Indonesia and Australia governments have signed an agreement to provide working and holiday visas to citizens who fulfill … Continue reading

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Indonesian Travel Message ‘Not Contradictory’

Indon travel message 'not contradictory' Adam Gartrell Sydney Morning Herald March 3, 2009 The federal government says a new visa scheme that encourages young Australians to visit Indonesia does not contradict its official travel warning that advises people to stay … Continue reading

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Burmese Challenge Minister Over Name

Burmese challenge minister over name By Lincoln Tan New Zealand Herald 4:00AM Tuesday Mar 03, 2009 Burmese campaigners are lobbying the New Zealand Government to call their home country by its former name of Burma – not Myanmar. Murray McCully, … Continue reading

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Julia Gillard Rejects Claims Migrant Intake Threat To Jobs

Julia Gillard rejects claims migrant intake threat to jobs John Masanauskas and AAP Article from: Herald Sun February 20, 2009 09:40am The Federal Government has rejected research which shows its $42 billion economic stimulus package will not save jobs unless … Continue reading

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457 Visas ‘May Cost Local-Born Their Jobs’

457 visas 'may cost local-born their jobs' By Paul Maley The Australian, February 20, 2009 http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25080733-2702,00.html Australia's record intake of temporary skilled migrants during the economic downturn could boost the number of Australian-born unemployed, as research suggests it is being … Continue reading

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Migrant Advisers Slow In Licensing

Migrant advisers slow in licensing By Lincoln Tan New Zealand Herald 4:00AM Wednesday Feb 18, 2009 Fewer than 10 per cent of immigration advisers have obtained a licence, and the deadline is looming. With 10 weeks to go before immigration … Continue reading

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