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Squeeze For Homes Worse Than Targets

Squeeze for homes worse than targets Sunanda Creagh Urban Affairs Reporter Sydney Morning Herald October 2, 2008 A SOARING immigration rate means Sydney's suburbs will need to squeeze in a third more apartment blocks and houses than councils and government … Continue reading

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Protection For Overseas Workers

Protection for overseas workers Australian Mining Tuesday 30 September 2008 Temporary overseas workers employed in New South Wales will be given greater protection in the workplace under a joint Commonwealth-State agreement announced recently. The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Senator … Continue reading

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Meatworks In Talks With Immigration Over 457 Visa Controversy

Meatworks in talks with Immigration over 457 visa controversy The Queensland Business Review (Australia) September 23, 2008 http://www.qbr.com.au/index.cfm?storyid=36113&cp=displaystory&type=s Bureaucrats from the Department of Immigration are meeting with the owners of Dinmore abbatoir Swift Australia to overcome mounting concerns over the … Continue reading

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Visa Dealing Came After Donation

Visa ruling came after donation Nick McKenzie and Richard Baker The Sydney Morning Herald September 20, 2008 THE deportation of a suspected Melbourne Mafia identity was overturned by the former immigration minister Amanda Vanstone 14 months after a large donation … Continue reading

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Asylum Seekers’ Misery Revealed

Asylum seekers' misery revealed Andra Jackson The Age September 19, 2008 LARGE numbers of asylum seekers were deliberately held in detention far longer than need be, and subjected to mistreatment and gruelling conditions, according to a new report. Others were … Continue reading

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Big Two On Hunt For Asian Votes

Big two on hunt for Asian votes By Lincoln Tan NZ Herald 4:00AM Thursday Sep 18, 2008 The two big parties are preparing to pitch for thousands of untapped votes from the Korean community this weekend. National and Labour will … Continue reading

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Ombudsman Lent An Ear On Detainees

Ombudsman lent an ear on detainees Sarah Smiles, Canberra The Age September 18, 2008 RECOMMENDATIONS made by the Commonwealth Ombudsman on how to handle long-term immigration detainees were often ignored by the former government. Ombudsman John McMillan made the admission … Continue reading

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Australia’s Immigration Department Launches Three Year Strategy

Australia's immigration department launches three year strategy Article by Jessica Bird Australian Visa Bureau. 18 September 2008 The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has today launched a three year strategy plan for Australian immigration. The document, 'DIAC Strategic Plan … Continue reading

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Enthusiasm Wanes For Labor’s Pledge On Islands

Enthusiasm wanes for Labor's pledge on islands Sarah Smiles, Canberra The Age September 15, 2008 LABOR appears to have backed away from its pledge to return to Australian territory thousands of islands excised by the Howard government to prevent boat … Continue reading

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UK Luring Shearers Seeking That Golden Fleece

UK luring shearers seeking that golden fleece By GILES BROWN in Christchurch The Southland Times Monday, 15 September 2008 New Zealand's sheep shearers are being encouraged to flock to Britain after the country announced it has a shortage. Although immigration … Continue reading

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Flight To Familiar Territory

Flight to familiar territory By Geoff Cumming NZ Herald Saturday Sep 13, 2008 The numbers shake our sense of national identity: 800 New Zealanders a week packing up to live in Australia; “permanent” departures topping 80,000 a year _ half … Continue reading

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Labor Slow On Asylum Claims

Labor slow on asylum claims Mark Davis and Yuko Narushima Sydney Morning Herald September 5, 2008 LABOR is failing to comply with legal deadlines for deciding whether to allow asylum seekers to stay, despite having criticised the Coalition's treatment of … Continue reading

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Guest Worker Loophole To Be Closed

Guest worker loophole to be closed The Australian September 05, 2008 THE Federal Government is moving to close a loophole that allows companies to employ short-term foreign guest workers for as little at $4.20 an hour. Regulations will be introduced … Continue reading

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National’s Plans For Business Investors ‘Chequebook Immigration’

National's plans for business investors 'chequebook immigration' By Claire Trevett New Zealand Herald 4:00AM Friday September 05, 2008 National's plans to allow wealthy foreigners to retire to New Zealand and to loosen the rules for business investors is “chequebook immigration”, … Continue reading

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Bill Could Target Foreigners

Bill could target foreigners By KIM THOMAS The Press Thursday, 04 September 2008 Foreigners fleecing millions of dollars from the health system could be caught under a proposed data-matching law. Patients who were ineligible for free healthcare notched bills of … Continue reading

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Smith: Immigration Policy: Bring More Kiwis Home

Smith: Immigration Policy: Bring More Kiwis Home Voxy.co.nz (4 September 2008) National's immigration policy aims to stem the exodus of Kiwis and bring more home, as well as to create a climate that encourages skilled immigrants to our shores, says … Continue reading

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Detention Escapes An ‘Acceptable Risk’

Detention escapes an 'acceptable risk' Sarah Smiles The Age September 4, 2008 SOME unauthorised arrivals will inevitably escape into the community under the Federal Government's new policy of community detention, a ministerial advisory body says. But the Immigration Detention Advisory … Continue reading

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Australian Visa For Higher Education Gets Tougher For Indians

Australian visa for higher education gets tougher for Indians The Economic Times 3 Sep, 2008, 1852 hrs IST, IANS SYDNEY : Indian students enrolling in higher education, post graduate research and English language courses in Australia will now have to … Continue reading

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Concerns Over Detention Spells For Visa Cancellations

Concerns over detention spells for visa cancellations Guy Healy The Australian September 03, 2008 UNIVERSITIES, TAFE institutes, colleges and their agents are failing to adequately inform overseas students about the draconian implications of student visa cancellations, according to human rights … Continue reading

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Foreign Farm Workers Caught In Trap

Foreign farm workers caught in trap Elisabeth Wynhausen The Australian September 01, 2008 A RED Ferrari 360 Modena tools down the main street of Robinvale on Saturday mornings. A Vietnamese man is at the wheel. The sight of a $260,000 … Continue reading

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