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Australia, Vietnam UK Sign Anti-Crime Pact

Australia, Vietnam, UK strike anti-crime pact ABC NEWS Posted Wed Jan 14, 2009 12:21am AEDT Communist Vietnam has signed pacts with Australia and Britain to jointly fight migration fraud and other transnational crime, statements from London and Canberra said. Australia … Continue reading

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Arrival Of First Visa Recipients In ALP’s Asylum Regime Imminent

Arrival of first visa recipients in ALP's asylum regime imminent Debbie Guest Article from: The Australian January 17, 2009 THE first group of asylum-seekers to be processed at Christmas Island under the Rudd Government's new migration policies has been granted … Continue reading

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Bungling Stalls Plan To Import Fruit Pickers

Bungling stalls plan to import fruit pickers Mark Metherell Sydney Morning Herald January 12, 2009 THE long-awaited trial to recruit guest workers from Pacific islands to pick fruit in areas short of labour has been hit by delays and could … Continue reading

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Businesses Raided Over Migration Fraud

Businesses raided over migration fraud Chris Johnston The Age December 29, 2008 IN ONE of the largest migration scams involving international students in Melbourne, nine businesses have been raided over claims that some charged up to $20,000 for fake education … Continue reading

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New Zealand "Denies Visa For Deformed Samoan Baby"

New Zealand 'denies visa for deformed Samoan baby' AFP Friday Dec 28 17:16 AEDT A severely deformed Samoan baby, whose parents were told not to feed her because she would not survive, has been refused a visa to go to … Continue reading

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Mohamed Haneef Seeks Hefty Compo

Mohamed Haneef seeks hefty compo Susanna Dunkerley The Herald Sun December 25, 2008 12:00am INDIAN doctor Mohamed Haneef will seek substantial compensation for being wrongfully charged and detained over a British terrorist plot. Dr Haneef also wants an apology after … Continue reading

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Boat People Won’t Miss Out On Festive Cheer

Boat people won't miss out on festive cheer Nicolas Perpitch The Australian December 24, 2008 MORE than 100 asylum-seekers and illegal boat crew will be given special meals, “culturally appropriate” presents, play soccer and volleyball and sing karaoke as they … Continue reading

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Overseas Students Exploited

Overseas students exploited David Rood The Age December 22, 2008 INTERNATIONAL students in Victoria are regularly underpaid, face other exploitation in the workplace and are increasingly given misleading information by offshore student recruiters, a State Government inquiry has found. – … Continue reading

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Detention Practice Not Part Of Policy, Say Advocates

Detention practice not part of policy, say advocates Connie Levett Immigration Reporter Sydney Morning Herald December 20, 2008 FASTER processing of asylum seekers, rather than opening the prison-like $396 million detention centre on Christmas Island, is the answer to the … Continue reading

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Boat Influx Opens Howard’s ‘White Elephant’

Boat influx opens Howard's 'white elephant' Jewel Topsfield The Age December 19, 2008 THE Rudd Government has been forced to open the $400 million detention centre on Christmas Island in an embarrassing admission it is struggling to cope with an … Continue reading

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NZ Annual Immigration Growth Falls To Seven-Year Low

New Zealand Annual Immigration Growth Falls to Seven-Year Low By Tracy Withers Dec. 19 (Bloomberg) — New Zealands annual immigration growth fell to the lowest in more than seven years in November, adding to signs that weak consumer spending and … Continue reading

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Government Revises Skilled Migration Scheme To Focus On Key Professionals

Government revises skilled migration scheme to focus on key professionals Gerard McManus Herald Sun.com.au December 18, 2008 12:00am OVERSEAS students who use hairdressing and cookery courses as a ticket to permanent residency are being shut out. As the global economy … Continue reading

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Mixing Pot Is Back In Multicultural Australia

Mixing pot is back in multicultural Australia Yuko Narushima Sydney Morning Herald December 18, 2008 THE Rudd Government has brought a word back to Australian politics that disappeared under the Howard government. Yesterday it announced the formation of the Australian … Continue reading

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Immigration Tightened To Save Jobs

Immigration tightened to save jobs By Renee Viellaris, Michael Madigan, Liam Walsh The Courier Mail (Brisbane), December 17, 2008 http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,24816259-952,00.html A growing jobs shortage and rising unemployment figures in Australia have forced the Rudd Government to start closing the gate … Continue reading

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Australia To Make ‘Modest’ Cut In Migrants

Australia to make 'modest' cut in migrants The Australian government is considering a modest reduction in the number of migrant visas it issues in preparation for a rise in unemployment. By Bonnie Malkin in Sydney The Telegraph.com Last Updated: 3:33PM … Continue reading

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Seventh Asylum Boat Signals Change Of Tactics

Seventh asylum boat signals change of tactics Paul Maley The Australian December 17, 2008 A NEW boatload of suspected asylum-seekers has been intercepted by the Navy 200km northeast of Darwin in a sign people-smugglers may have switched tactics to avoid … Continue reading

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Workers Ending Up Stranded

Workers ending up stranded By SUE FEA The Southland Times Wednesday, 17 December 2008 Many young overseas workers flocking to Queenstown are getting stranded in the resort without money to fly home. More than 1300 work permits have been approved … Continue reading

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More Asylum Seekers Caught Off WA Coast

More asylum seekers caught off WA coast TheWest.com.au 16th December 2008, 11:30 WST BREAKING NEWS EXCLUSIVE: The Australian Navy has intercepted another boatload of asylum seekers in Australian waters. Minister for Home Affairs Bob Debus confirmed the boat had been … Continue reading

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Questions Raised After Detainees Flee

Questions raised after detainees flee Jewel Topsfield The Age December 16, 2008 THREE detainees at Maribyrnong Detention Centre pulled off brazen escapes at the weekend, raising questions about immigration security. The latest escapes come less than two months after a … Continue reading

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Tension Builds Between Fiji and New Zealand

Tension builds between Fiji and NZ The Fiji Times Online Tuesday, December 16, 2008 Update: 12:33PM Tension is building between Fiji's interim Government and New Zealand after the Immigration Department deported a Kiwi journalist and claims to expel the countrys … Continue reading

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