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Lib(eral)s Call For Immigration Cut (Australia)

Libs call for immigration cut August 15, 2006 The Australian THE Victorian Liberals are calling for a cut in immigration to Australia, while also saying climate change, the end of cheap oil and diminishing water supplies are of concern to … Continue reading

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Australian PM Drops Asylum Bill

Australian PM drops asylum bill Mr Howard had been accused of trying to appease Indonesia BBC News August 14, 2006 The Australian government has withdrawn a controversial bill to process all future asylum seekers arriving by boat in offshore camps. … Continue reading

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44% Of Migrant Pleas Succeed (in New Zealand)

44 per cent of migrant pleas succeed New Zealand Herald Friday August 11, 2006 The Immigration Service got it wrong in about a third of cases where people appealed against being denied residency, the Residence Review Board says. The board … Continue reading

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Australia Asylum Bill Passes Test

Australia asylum bill passes test PM John Howard firmly backs the new legislation BBC News August 10, 2006 Australia's lower house of parliament has passed a controversial bill to process all future asylum seekers arriving by boat in off-shore camps. … Continue reading

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Asylum Seeker Laws Still In Limbo

Asylum seeker laws still in limbo The Age August 8, 2006 – 10:49AM Prime Minister John Howard has pleaded with backbenchers to maintain party unity as government MPs threaten to cross the floor over new hardline boat people asylum seeker … Continue reading

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( New Zealand Prime Minister) Clark Defends Lack of Further Investigation Into (Former Immigration Minister) Field

Clark defends lack of further investigation into Field New Zealand Herald 1.00pm Monday August 7, 2006 Prime Minister Helen Clark today rejected calls for an investigation into other successful visa applications involving embattled Labour MP Taito Philip Field. National has … Continue reading

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Australia Accused of Returning To Convict Ship Era

Australia accused of returning to convict ship era The Telegraph, U.K. By Nick Squires in Cairns (Filed: 04/08/2006) Australia plans to use an armed prison ship to hold illegal fishermen and “boat people” in a move that critics say smacks … Continue reading

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McDonald’s Imports Staff

McDonald's imports staff The Age (Melbourne) Meaghan Shaw August 4, 2006 McDONALD'S has imported temporary workers from overseas to fill vacancies in its remote Western Australian stores due to a labour shortage caused by the resources boom. The fast-food chain … Continue reading

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(Australian) Government Pushes Ahead With Immigration Laws

Govt pushes ahead with immigration laws The Age August 2, 2006 – 7:39PM Controversial immigration laws have been listed for debate when parliament resumes next week, despite Prime Minister John Howard failing to reach agreement with a group of concerned … Continue reading

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Meat Industry "Exploiting Visa Holders"

Meat industry 'exploiting visa holders' The Age (Melbourne) July 31, 2006 – 9:30PM Unscrupulous employers in the meat industry are exploiting foreign workers brought into Australia on temporary visas, the federal government says. Immigration Minister Amanda Vanstone said some foreigners … Continue reading

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People Facing Deportation (From Japan) Join For Group Effort

The Japan Times Monday, July 31, 2006 People facing deportation join for group effort A group of foreign nationals facing possible deportation for overstaying their visas vowed Sunday to work together to seek permission to remain in Japan. They say … Continue reading

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Population or Immigration: Costello Issues Warning

Population or immigration: Costello issues warning Misha Schubert, Canberra July 25, 2006 PETER Costello has warned Australians to breed more or run the risk of a population transformed by immigration. Raising the spectre of the social disruption and violence of … Continue reading

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Labour Hire Firms Use Visa Loophole To Lure Staff

Labour hire firms use visa loophole to lure staff Michael Bachelard July 15, 2006 OVERSEAS workers are paying thousands of dollars to come to Australia as temporary skilled migrants, some lured by promises of permanent residency. The push by businesses … Continue reading

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Welder Says (Australian) Work Scheme Is A Scam

Welder says work scheme is a scam The Age Michael Bachelard July 15, 2006 South Korean welder Kim Min Kuk ponders his future after being sacked by a labour hire company. Photo: Tony Ashby KIM Min Kuk cites familiar reasons … Continue reading

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Bosses Caught Out On Migrant Rip-Offs

Bosses caught out on migrant rip-offs The Australian Joseph Kerr July 14, 2006 ALMOST four in five employers investigated for underpaying temporary skilled migrants have been caught out. West Australian investigators from the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection looked … Continue reading

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Push To Bring In Overseas Truckies, Farmhands

Push to bring in overseas truckies, farmhands Victoria Laurie and Paige Taylor July 13, 2006 FOREIGN truck drivers and farmhands could be brought to Australia as part of an overhaul of the guest-worker program designed to address chronic skills shortages. … Continue reading

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Row Looms On (Australian) Test For Citizenship

Row looms on test for citizenship The Age Jewel Topsfield, Canberra July 13, 2006 VICTORIA is on a collision course with the Federal Government over a proposed compulsory citizenship test, which would test migrants' English skills and knowledge of Australian … Continue reading

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Migrant Points System (in N.Z.) Under Review After Student Case

Migrant points system under review after student case New Zealand Herald Monday July 10, 2006 By Paula Oliver An immigration policy which saw Chinese woman Candy Huang miss out on bonus residency points because she studied too fast is under … Continue reading

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Howard Left Empty-Handed As Rebels Dig In On Migration Laws

Howard left empty-handed as rebels dig in on migration laws Michael Gordon June 22, 2006 Prime Minister John Howard will be unable to promise the passage of his hardline border protection policy when he meets Indonesian leader Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono … Continue reading

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(N.Z’s) Immigration Set To Decrease

Immigration set to decrease Thursday June 22, 2006 By Adam Bennett Migration, a significant engine of economic growth, is likely to decline in coming months as fewer immigrants seek to settle in New Zealand and Kiwis continue to head across … Continue reading

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