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Push To Abandon Villawood Centre

Push to abandon Villawood centre Stephanie Peatling Sydney Morning Herald January 14, 2008 VILLAWOOD detention centre in Sydney's south-west should be abandoned and a completely new centre built on Commonwealth land elsewhere in the city, a recommendation being prepared for … Continue reading

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Muslim Policies Divide Party

Muslim policies divide party Taghred Chandab Sydney Morning Herald January 13, 2008 A SENIOR Christian Democrat says the party is bitterly split over calls to end Muslim migration and close all Islamic schools in NSW. The party's deputy president, Gordon … Continue reading

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Australia To Start Removing Last Detainees From Nauru

Australia To Start Removing Last Detainees From Nauru AFP Published: January 11, 2008 4:17 AM SYDNEY (AFP)–Australia will next week fly 21 Sri Lankan refugees from its much-criticized detention center on the Pacific island nation of Nauru as it works … Continue reading

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January 3, 200*: Strike Could Ground Qantas—Airline Warned On Foreign ‘Scab’ Workers

Strike Could Ground Qantas Cath Hart The Australian January 03, 2008 QANTAS has ruled out importing temporary skilled workers on 457 visas to break the effect of a looming holiday season strike by 1700 Qantas maintenance workers. The national carrier's … Continue reading

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102-Year-Old Heads For New Zealand

102-Year-Old Heads For New Zealand Reuters January 4, 2008 LONDON (Reuters) – A 102-year-old will become Britain's oldest emigrant this weekend when he leaves to start a new life with his wife in New Zealand. Eric and Doris King-Turner, 87, … Continue reading

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Australia To Review Citizenship Test: Report

Australia to review citizenship test: report AFP January 2, 2008 SYDNEY (AFP) Australia will review its controversial citizenship test on national history and values after more than one in five migrants failed to pass it, a report said Wednesday. The … Continue reading

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Australia Shuts Door On A Life Of Crime

Australia shuts door on a life of crime Kate McClymont and Alex Tibbitts Sydney Morning Herald December 22, 2007 DESCRIBED as a “one-woman crime wave”, a 29-year-old who has lived in Australia since the age of one is set to … Continue reading

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Visa Rules Give Fruit Industry The Pip

Visa rules give fruit industry the pip By Barbara Withington The Southland Times Saturday, 22 December 2007 A worker crisis is about to hit Central Otago's export fruit industry hard early next month. Summerfruit New Zealand chairman Basil Goodman said … Continue reading

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Indian Doctor Free To Return To Australia

Indian Doctor Free to Return to Australia By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS December 21, 2007 MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A former suspect in failed British terror attacks that gained worldwide attention is free to return to Australia after a court on … Continue reading

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China Simplifies Entry Procedure For Visitors

China simplifies entry procedure for visitors REUTERS Published: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 BEIJING (Reuters) – Visitors to China will no longer have to fill in health declaration forms from next month as a way of simplifying entry procedures ahead of … Continue reading

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New Zealanders Moving To Australia At 19 Year High

New Zealanders moving to Australia at 19-year high www.chinaview.cn [] 2007-12-19 16:34:22 WELLINGTON, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) — The number of New Zealanders moving to Australia in the year to November jumped to the highest in 19 years as higher wages … Continue reading

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Asylum Not Required, Say Boat People

Asylum not required, say boat people Mark Forbes, Jakarta The Age December 18, 2007 THEY are the asylum seekers who never were. The 16 Indonesian boat people rescued last month amid claims of a new Tampa incident said they did … Continue reading

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457 Visa Pair Celebrate Deal For Back Pay

457 visa pair celebrate deal for back pay Malcolm Knox The Age December 18, 2007 TWO Chinese 457 visa workers who claimed their employer stole their wages have reached a settlement with him. The amount of the settlement, reached through … Continue reading

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Unions Call For Inquiry Into Deaths Of Workers

Unions call for inquiry into deaths of workers Andrew West Industrial Relations Reporter Sydney Morning Herald December 17, 2007 BUILDING unions are demanding the Rudd Government hold a judicial inquiry into the exploitation of guest workers, after a report revealed … Continue reading

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More Than A Quarter Of All Palestinians Seek Immigration, Poll Finds

More than a quarter of Palestinians seek immigration, poll finds M&C News Dec 17, 2007, 15:56 GMT Ramallah – More than a quarter of West Bank and Gaza Palestinians or some 27 per cent say they cannot take current conditions … Continue reading

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Rudd Sends Home 16 Asylum Seekers

Rudd sends home 16 asylum seekers Brendan Nicholson The Age December 8, 2007 THE Rudd Government is about to send home its first asylum seekers the 16 Indonesians rescued from their sinking boat in the Timor Sea during the election … Continue reading

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Rudd To Set Up Haneef Inquiry

Rudd To Set Up Haneef Inquiry Hedley Thomas The Australian December 07, 2007 DOCTOR Mohamed Haneef and his legal team will get their wish soon, with the Rudd Government preparing to establish a judicial inquiry into the handling of the … Continue reading

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Villawood Letter Sparks Lawyer’s Criticism

Villawood letter sparks lawyer's criticism Connie Levett Immigration Reporter The Sydney Morning Herald December 6, 2007 THE Australian Government Solicitor's office has sent an “intimidatory” letter to the lawyer of the Iraqi asylum seeker Ali Al Jenabi after Immigration Department … Continue reading

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Australian Population Passes 21 Million

Australian population passes 21 million The New Zealand Herald 5:00AM Wednesday December 05, 2007 Australia's population is booming. Australia's population has cracked the 21-million mark, official figures show. And the country's fertility rate is flourishing, with more babies born in … Continue reading

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Migration Boom Swells Australia

Migration boom swells Australia Jessica Irvine Economics Correspondent The Sydney Morning Herald December 5, 2007 AUSTRALIA'S population is growing at its fastest rate in nearly two decades, thanks to rising fertility rates and an immigration boom bigger than that during … Continue reading

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