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Watch On HIV Migrants

Watch on HIV migrants Annabel Stafford, Canberra May 31, 2007 HIV-POSITIVE migrants will have to report to health authorities within a month of arriving in Australia or risk having their visas cancelled, the immigration and health ministers have advised Prime … Continue reading

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Migrants Shut Out Of Rich Sydney Suburbs

Migrants shut out of rich Sydney suburbs The Age (Melbourne) May 29, 2007 – 1:40PM Sydney's poorer western suburbs are absorbing far more refugees and humanitarian migrants than the city's wealthier locales, figures show. Statistics provided by Immigration Minister Kevin … Continue reading

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Citizenship Applicants Need 60% To Pass

Citizenship applicants need 60% to pass The Age (Melbourne) May 29, 2007 – 8:44PM Applicants for Australian citizenship would need to score at least 60 per cent to pass an exam under legislation being introduced in federal parliament on Wednesday. … Continue reading

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No Problem With Nauru Contracts

No problem with Nauru contracts: Burke The Age (Melbourne) May 29, 2007 – 7:29AM Federal Labor has refused to criticise the NSW government for profiting from the provision of health and building services to asylum seekers held on Nauru. Despite … Continue reading

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Nauru Seven Aim For High Court

Nauru seven aim for High Court Jewel Topsfield The Age (Melbourne) May 26, 2007 SEVEN Burmese asylum seekers detained in Nauru are taking the Australian Government to the High Court, saying its refusal to consider their applications for refugee visas … Continue reading

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Rush For Citizenship To Beat Tougher Test

Rush for citizenship to beat tougher test Simon Mann The Age (Melbourne) May 26, 2007 PLANS for a tougher citizenship test have prompted a surge in applications from people trying to beat its introduction, likely to be in September. Citizenship … Continue reading

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Hanson Launches New Party

Hanson Launches New Party Daily Telegraph (Surry, Australia) May 25, 2007 ONE Nation founder Pauline Hanson has put her name to a new party which she hopes will help her win a Senate spot at the next election. More than … Continue reading

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Bribery Charges Sought "Against NZ MP"

Bribery charges sought 'against NZ MP' May 24, 2007 – 3:34PM The Age (Melbourne) New Zealand police are seeking bribery charges against a serving MP, amid claims he took money from constituents and helped immigration overstayers in return for cheap … Continue reading

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Immigration Department Denies "Assimilating"

Immigration dept denies 'assimilating' The Age (Melbourne) May 21, 2007 – 11:39AM The Department of Immigration and Citizenship says it has not been directed to move towards a policy of “assimilating” migrants into Australian society. Department secretary Andrew Metcalfe said … Continue reading

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Peters Names Immigraton As Key Driver Of Inflation

Peters names immigration as key driver of inflation NZ Government Story 5:00AM Friday May 11, 2007 By Paula Oliver The New Zealand Herald Winston Peters says urgent action is needed to get New Zealand's savings rate up. New Zealand First … Continue reading

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Plan To Track HIV Positive Visitors

Plan to track HIV-positive visitors Annabel Stafford, Canberra The Age (Melbourne) May 11, 2007 HIV-POSITIVE visitors to the country could have their movements monitored or be prevented from coming altogether, under policy options being considered by the Government. Prime Minister … Continue reading

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Swap Deal Sparks Surge In Refugees

Swap deal sparks surge in refugees Mark Dunn May 10, 2007 12:00am Article from: Herald-Sun THE Opposition and refugee advocates have demanded the Howard Government scrap its asylum-seeker exchange program with the US after news that hundreds of Haitians are … Continue reading

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Criticisms In Immigration Audit

Criticisms in immigration audit Andra Jackson The Age (Melbourne) May 9, 2007 THE Department of Immigration and Citizenship has been criticised for record-keeping deficiencies and inconsistent management reporting in a government audit report. An Australian National Audit Office report into … Continue reading

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Would-Be Citizens To Face A New Test

Would-be citizens to face a new test By Sarah Smiles The Age (Melbourne) May 9, 2007 THE Commonwealth has pledged $123.6 million to delivering a new citizenship test to be introduced this year. It has set aside $209.2 million to … Continue reading

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Visa Surge Stirs Rorts Fear

Visa surge stirs rorts fear Andrew Colley The Australian MAY 08, 2007 THE Australian Services Union says it is investigating complaints of visa rorting in the IT industry after the Immigration Department revealed a surge in demand for 457 visas. … Continue reading

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Grandfather Tangled In Immigration Net

Grandfather tangled in immigration net 5:00AM Monday May 07, 2007 By Simon Collins The New Zealand Herald After his wife died four years ago, Derek Bourner left a life's work behind in Britain and came to live next door to … Continue reading

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Far Away From The Republic, Right-Winger Appears To Be Their Man

Far away from the republic, right-winger appears to be their man The Brisbane Times May 7, 2007 ALMOST 4000 French citizens across Australia queued for up to 1 hours to do their bit for liberte, egalite and fraternite. And in … Continue reading

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Entry For 120 Asylum Seekers

Entry for 120 asylum seekers Mark Forbes, Denpasar The Age (Melbourne) May 5, 2007 IN A shift from its hardline immigration stance, Australia will accept 120 Afghan and Iraqi asylum seekers stranded in Indonesia for more than five years by … Continue reading

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Cash To Indonesia To Deter Refugees

Cash to Indonesia to deter refugees Cath Hart The Australian May 04, 2007 AUSTRALIA will boost its funding to organisations processing asylum claims in Indonesia in a bid to deter people-smugglers. The package of measures to befunded in next Tuesday's … Continue reading

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Citizenship Focus of Immigration Budget

Citizenship focus of immigration budget The Age (Melbourne) May 4, 2007 – 4:54PM Funding for the controversial Australian citizenship tests will be rolled out in the budget next week as the government moves to promote its border protection credentials ahead … Continue reading

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