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Students Screened For Bioterror Links

Students screened for bioterror links Anna Salleh ABC Science Online Thursday, 3 May 2007 (Developing biological weapons like bombs filled with anthrax or botulinum depends on scientific expertise. But where does this expertise come from? (Image: iStockphoto) Australian universities need … Continue reading

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Australia Announces Changes To Skilled Temporary Visa Laws

Australia announces changes to skilled temporary visa laws WorkPermit.com 02 May 2007 On 26 April 2007, the Australian government announced changes to the Skilled Temporary Visa Laws. Australia has been examining its immigration laws and policies since last summer and … Continue reading

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Plan To Stop Boat People

Plan to stop boat people The Sydney Morning Herald May 2, 2007 THE Federal Government is about to spend millions more on its campaign to stop boat people, with a plan aimed at disrupting people smugglers in South-East Asia. The … Continue reading

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ALP To Scrap Temporary Protection Visas

ALP to scrap temporary protection visas The Age (Melbourne) April 27, 2007 – 7:54PM Labor will scrap temporary protection visas for asylum seekers but is refusing to return islands north of Australia to the nation's migration zone. Labor delegates at … Continue reading

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U.S. Deal Is "Confusing" Asylum Seekers

US deal is 'confusing' asylum seekers The Age April 26, 2007 – 4:54PM Australia's asylum seeker exchange deal with the United States is causing added confusion for refugees on Nauru, Australian Democrats deputy leader Andrew Bartlett says. Senator Bartlett, who … Continue reading

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Australia-U.S. Refugee Swap Agreement , Bizarre and Possibly Illegal

Australia – US refugee swap agreement, bizarre and possibly illegal WorkPermit.com 24 April 2007 Last week the United States and Australia announced an agreement which would result in asylum seekers being exchanged between the two Countries. Almost instantly the plan … Continue reading

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Villawood Detainees Escape

Villawood detainees escape Sydney The Age (Melbourne) April 21, 2007 Two immigration detainees remain on the run in Sydney tonight after scaling a wall and escaping from Villawood Detention Centre. The immigration department said it was believed the two men … Continue reading

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Refugee Deal Won’t Be Made Formal

Refugee deal 'won't be made formal' The West Australian 20th April 2007, 10:20 WST “The arrangement does not create legal obligations. “The arrangement does not call for an exchange or a swap of individuals and no person … who is … Continue reading

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Australia Deports Asylum Seekers To Danger As Hunger Strike Continues

Australia deports asylum seekers to danger as Hunger Strike continues The Perth Independent Media Centre From the newswire: APRIL 20, 2007 – Refugee rights advocates have condemned the deportation of two Chinese asylum seekers from Villawood detention centre. “While the … Continue reading

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Britain To Follow Australia’s Immigration Example

Britain to follow Australia's immigration example The Sydney Morning Herald April 19, 2007 – 6:16AM Britain will next year adopt an Australian-style model for restricting immigration to those with skills in need. British Immigration Minister Liam Byrne unveiled the timetable … Continue reading

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Australia To Tighten Immigration Law

Australia to tighten immigration law The Economic Times (India) URMI A GOSWAMI TIMES NEWS NETWORK[][ TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2007 03:11:48 AM] NEW DELHI: If you thought a student visa to Australia was a sure passport to permanent residency, then think … Continue reading

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Howard’s HIV Remarks Anger Africans

Howard's HIV remarks anger Africans The Age (Melbourne) April 16, 2007 – 3:14PM Australian Prime Minister John Howard's suggestion that he would consider banning HIV-positive migrants has angered African AIDS experts at an international AIDS workshop. Representatives from various organisations … Continue reading

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Backpackers To Fill Skills Shortage

Backpackers to fill skills shortage The Age (Melbourne) April 14, 2007 – 10:09AM Overseas students and backpackers are being encouraged to take Australian jobs in a Federal Government effort to overcome the nation's shortage of skilled workers. The Australia Needs … Continue reading

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Long Haul From War, But Here We Call Home

Long Haul From War. But Here We Call Home Barney Zwartz The Age April 14, 2007 IT'S a long way from Mogadishu to Melbourne, and not just in kilometres. Life here is much better than in a Somalia ruined by … Continue reading

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Howard: No HIV Positive Migrants

Howard: No HIV-Positive Immigrants By ROHAN SULLIVAN Associated Press Writer Apr 13, 1:43 PM EDT MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Prime Minister John Howard said Friday that Australia should bar immigrants with HIV, and his government was examining ways to make … Continue reading

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Filipinos In Australia Warned Against Overstaying

Filipinos in Australia warned against overstaying Manilla Standard April 13, 2007 The Department of Foreign Affairs yesterday warned Filipinos against overstaying in Australia following the passage of amended Migration Act of 1958 of Australia that imposes stiffer penalties on illegals. … Continue reading

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Protestors Rally At Kirribilli House

Protesters rally at Kirribilli House April 8, 2007 – 1:19PM The Age (Melbourne) About 50 protesters have rallied outside the Prime Minister's Sydney residence to speak against the Howard government's policies on war, climate change, immigration and industrial relations. The … Continue reading

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Hide And Seek: When Swimmers Do A Runner

Hide and seek: when swimmers do a runner Paul Heinrichs The Age (Melbourne) April 8, 2007 'GIVE me your poor, your tired, your huddled masses longing to breathe free” declares the poem inside the Statue of Liberty at the entrance … Continue reading

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Foreign Student Crackdown

Foreign student crackdown Phillip Coorey, Chief Political Correspondent The Sydney Morning Herald April 7, 2007 THE Federal Government is to crack down on foreign students studying in Australia in order to secure a resident's visa rather than a vocation. Amid … Continue reading

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Security Stepped Up As Hunger Strike Rolls On

Security stepped up as hunger strike rolls on Joel Gibson Brisbane Times April 7, 2007 MORE than 20 hunger strikers entered their 10th straight day without food yesterday as authorities reinforced fences and put on extra officers in anticipation of … Continue reading

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