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Pacific Solution To Be Abolished

Pacific Solution to be abolished Jewel Topsfield The Age December 1, 2007 THE so-called Pacific Solution, arguably the most controversial immigration law since the White Australia policy, is to be abolished. Under the policy, which was introduced following the Tampa … Continue reading

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Deportee Forced To Pay Maternity Debt Before Exit

Deportee forced to pay maternity debt before exit By Simon O'Rourke The New Zealand Herald 5:00AM Friday November 30, 2007 Jing Wu paid her bill after family and friends in China sent money. A judge refused to allow a Chinese … Continue reading

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McClelland May Expand Haneef Case Probe

McClelland may expand Haneef case probe Sydney Morning Herald November 30, 2007 The investigation into the deportation of Indian doctor Mohamed Haneef may be expanded, incoming attorney-general Robert McClelland says. Dr Haneef was arrested in July for recklessly supporting a … Continue reading

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Mine Firms Keen To Know Labor Gov’t’s Stance On Migrant Work Visas

Mine firms keen to know Labor govt's stance on migrant work visas ABC News Posted November 30, 2007 11:45:00 Mining businesses near north Queensland's Bowen Basin are eagerly awaiting the new federal government's stance on migrant work arrangements. Rapid growth … Continue reading

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Illegal P.N.G. (Papua New Guinea) Immigrants To Be Deported

Illegal PNG immigrants to be deported The Age November 28, 2007 – 7:29AM Papua New Guineans living illegally on some of Australia's most remote territory will be flushed out by federal officers targeting the Torres Strait. Torres Strait community leaders … Continue reading

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Howard’s Final Humiliation: Out Of Parliament As Well As Government

Howard's final humiliation: Out of Parliament as well as government The Associated Press Published: November 24, 2007 SYDNEY, Australia: Defeated Australia Prime Minister John Howard on Sunday looked likely to have suffered the final humiliation of being kicked out of … Continue reading

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Rudd Takes Tough Stand On Boat People

Rudd takes tough stand on boat people The Age November 23, 2007 – 5:52AM Labor leader Kevin Rudd says he will take a tough stance on border security, including turning back boat people. In an interview with The Australian on … Continue reading

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National Australia Bank’s Hunt For Indians

National Australia Bank's hunt for Indians Craig Binnie Herald Sun November 22, 2007 12:00am MORE than 200 Indians who may have fraudulently secured residency through a scheme that allegedly defrauded the National Australia Bank may be deported. The alleged scam … Continue reading

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Navy Rescues 16 From Wooden Boat In Timor Sea

Navy rescues 16 from wooden boat in Timor Sea Ian McPhedran Herald Sun November 22, 2007 12:00am IT was about 8.30am on Tuesday when the crew of the converted oil tanker Jabiru Venture, tethered in the Timor Sea about 650km … Continue reading

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PM’s Seat Hangs On Asian Vote

PM's seat hangs on Asian vote Chris Johnston, Bennelong The Age November 20, 2007 THE little Chinese girls are standing in perfect rows in the classroom with dead-straight backs and heads held high as they sing Edelweiss in two languages … Continue reading

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New Zealand Annual Immigration Declined In October

New Zealand Annual Immigration Declined in October (Update1) By Tracy Withers Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) — New Zealand's annual immigration growth fell to a 21-month low in October, suggesting demand for houses and consumer goods may cool. The number of permanent … Continue reading

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Iraqi Players Can Stay, For Now: Andrews

Iraqi players can stay, for now: Andrews The Age November 19, 2007 – 6:19AM Three Iraqi soccer players who secretly absconded from their team hotel after competing in Australia have valid visas to remain in the country, the federal government … Continue reading

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New Japanese Immigration Controls Worry Foreigners

New Japanese Immigration Controls Worry Foreigners By MARTIN FACKLER The New York Times Published: November 18, 2007 TOKYO, Nov. 17 Japan has tried hard in recent years to shake its image as an overly insular society and offer a warmer … Continue reading

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Overseas Doctors May Face Tougher Tests

Overseas doctors may face tougher tests The Age November 17, 2007 – 11:54AM Overseas-trained doctors seeking to work as medical practitioners in Australia will face more stringent security checks under a re-elected coalition government. Problems have been highlighted this year … Continue reading

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ASIO To Sydney Sheikh: Deport Yourself, Please

ASIO to Sydney Sheikh: deport yourself, please Tom Allard The Age November 16, 2007 ASIO has asked a prominent Sydney Shiite cleric, Sheik Mansour Leghaei, to “voluntarily deport” himself in the latest, bizarre twist in a lengthy bid by the … Continue reading

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Relax Immigration Laws, Says Woodside

Relax immigration laws, says Woodside The Age November 16, 2007 – 11:24AM The head of one of Australia's biggest resource companies wants the next federal government to relax immigration laws so that more skilled workers can be recruited from overseas. … Continue reading

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Haneef Failed Visa "Risk Test"

Haneef failed visa 'risk test' Christine Kellett The Brisbane Times November 16, 2007 – 4:32AM Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews was “damned if he did and damned if he didn't” in his controversial decision to cancel the visa of one-time terror … Continue reading

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Indonesians To Get Work Here Under Free Trade Agreement

Indonesians to get work here under free trade agreement Mark Forbes, Bali The Age November 13, 2007 INDONESIAN nurses and construction and hospitality workers should be able to work in Australia under a proposed free trade agreement, according to Indonesian … Continue reading

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Send Them Home

'SEND THEM HOME' PETER TIFFEN The Northern Territory News 12Nov07 THE Ugandan Government has called in Interpol to track down two teenage cricketers who fled their national team in Darwin. But they were playing cricket in Adelaide for the West … Continue reading

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Australia’s Howard Fights To Save Seat Amid Immigrants’ Anger

Australia's Howard Fights to Save Seat Amid Immigrants' Anger By Gemma Daley Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) — Kam Leung emigrated from Indonesia to Australia in 2003. While the 24-year-old has earned enough as a cook in the Sydney suburb of Epping … Continue reading

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