Australian and Others

Coalition Rejects Rudd’s ‘Big Australa’ Plan

Coalition rejects Rudd's 'big Australia' plan By a staff reporter Business Spectator April 29, 2010 The federal opposition has rejected the Rudd government's population projection, saying it would instead seek to ensure that Australia's migration plan was sustainable. If elected, … Continue reading

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‘Lenient Asylum’ Pulls Sri Lankans

Lenient asylum' pulls Sri Lankans By Paul Maley The Australian, April 28, 2010 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/politics/lenient-asylum-pulls-sri-lankans/story-e6frgczf-1225859078857 Australia's 'lenient' asylum policy, easy access to citizenship and generous welfare benefits are the main pull factors attracting Sri Lankan asylum-seekers, says the head of Colombo's … Continue reading

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People Smuggling Proposals Blasted

People smuggling proposals blasted By Yuko Narushima The Age (Melbourne), April 28, 2010 http://www.theage.com.au/national/people-smuggling-proposals-blasted-20100427-tq3n.html A modern day Oskar Schindler would be jailed for up 10 years under the Rudd government's proposed crackdown on people smuggling, lawyers say. In largely unscrutinised … Continue reading

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Gov’t Toughens Checks On Student Visas

Govt toughens checks on student visas The Australian Associated Press, April 27, 2010 http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/govt-toughens-checks-on-student-visas-20100427-tpux.html The federal government has strengthened measures aimed at cracking down on abuse of the student visa program. Authorities have been given increased powers to cancel visas … Continue reading

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Fewer Boats Since Border Freeze But The Jury’s Still Out

Fewer boats since border freeze but the jury's still out By Phillip Coorey The Sydney Morning Herald, April 27, 2010 http://www.smh.com.au/national/fewer-boats-since-border-freeze-but-the-jurys-still-out-20100426-tnbs.html The flow of asylum seekers arriving by boat has slowed since the Rudd government toughened its approach to Sri … Continue reading

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Population Surge Prompts New Political Party

Population surge prompts new political party By Angela Harper The Australian Associated Press, April 27, 2010 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/population-surge-prompts-new-political-party/story-fn3dxity-1225858926002 A new political party is relying on a surge in members, not the population, to secure its place on the federal voting ballot … Continue reading

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‘Easy’ Migration, Fake Certificate Lures Laid For Students

'Easy' migration, fake certificate lures laid for students MICHAEL BACHELARD The Sydney Morning Herald April 25, 2010 MIGRATION agents are taking advantage of the federal government's recent immigration changes to charge overseas students tens of thousands of dollars for what … Continue reading

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Disorder Not Enough For Asylum

Disorder not enough for asylum By Paige Taylor The Australian, April 24, 2010 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/politics/disorder-not-enough-for-asylum/story-e6frgczf-1225857648718 Immigration Minister Chris Evans has indicated the Rudd government is poised to issue further rejections for Afghan and Sri Lankan asylum-seekers who arrived before the government's … Continue reading

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New Curbs On Foreign Home Buyers

New curbs on foreign home buyers By Matthew Franklin The Australian, April 24, 2010 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/politics/new-curbs-on-foreign-home-buyers/story-e6frgczf-1225857656381 Complaints about foreigners driving up Australian house prices have forced the Rudd government to reinstate a rule it scrapped in 2008 requiring temporary residents to … Continue reading

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Chris Evans And Entourage Add To Christmas Island’s Crowding

Chris Evans and entourage add to Christmas Island's crowding By Paige Taylor The Australian, April 23, 2010 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/politics/evans-and-entourage-add-to-crowding/story-e6frgczf-1225857181879 Christmas Island got a little more crowded yesterday with the arrival of Immigration Minister Chris Evans and his entourage of advisers and … Continue reading

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New Zealand’s Immigration Growth Slows A Second Month

New Zealands Immigration Growth Slows a Second Month By Tracy Withers Bloomberg News, April 22, 2010 http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-04-22/new-zealand-annual-immigration-fell-a-second-month-in-march.html New Zealands annual immigration growth slowed for a second straight month in March, adding to signs of a weak economic recovery. The number … Continue reading

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Authorities Probe New Asylum Seeker Arrivals

Authorities probe new asylum seeker arrivals By Yuko Narushima The Age (Melbourne) April 21, 2010 http://www.theage.com.au/national/authorities-probe-new-asylum-seeker-arrivals-20100421-srz5.html Immigration authorities are investigating claims that as many as 18 asylum seekers, including families, who fled the boat moored at Merak in Indonesia have … Continue reading

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Meat Processors Seek New Agreement For Migrant Labor

Meat processors seek new agreement for migrant labour The ABC News (Australia), April 20, 2010 http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201004/s2877535.htm Meat processors are attempting to negotiate a new labour agreement for 457 visas. The 457 visa enables a processor to sponsor staff from overseas … Continue reading

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Sustainable Population Party Says Masive Cuts Needed To Australia’s Immigration Intake

Sustainable Population Party says massive cuts needed to Australia's immigration intake By Stephen Lunn The Australian, April 20, 2010 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/politics/sustainable-population-party-says-massive-cuts-needed-to-australias-immigration-intake/story-e6frgczf-1225855709419 Grassroots concern about Australia's burgeoning population is being ignored by the 'hopelessly conflicted' major parties and needs a fresh voice … Continue reading

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Coalition Looks For A Win On Migration

Coalition looks for a win on migration Patricia Karvelas, Political correspondent From: The Australian April 16, 2010 12:00AM TONY Abbott has established an opposition sub-committee to design an election strategy on population, an issue the Coalition sees as a winner … Continue reading

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Boat Crisis Forces Visa Raid Halt

Boat crisis forces visa-raid halt EXCLUSIVE: Paul Maley and Paige Taylor From: The Australian April 16, 2010 12:00AM IMMIGRATION Department officials have been ordered to back off all non-essential visa checking, such as raids on brothels and illegal fruit pickers, … Continue reading

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Abbot’s Office Plays Down Asylum-Seeker Remarks

Abbott's office plays down asylum-seeker remarks Joe Kelly From: The Australian April 15, 2010 4:28PM TONY Abbotts office has had to clarify comments he made today suggesting a permanent ban on asylum-seekers who arrive by boat being granted permanent residency. … Continue reading

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‘Labor Elite Out Of Touch’ On Population Growth

'Labor elite out of touch' on population growth By Kellie Lazzaro ABC NEWS Updated Wed Apr 14, 2010 11:22am AEST Audio: New survey shows hostility towards a Big Australia (AM) Map: Melbourne 3000 A new survey has shed more light … Continue reading

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Voters ‘Don’t Want Bigger Australia’

Voters 'don't want bigger Australia' From: AAP April 14, 2010 7:07AM A MAJORITY of voters don't want a bigger Australia, a new survey shows. More than 3000 voters were asked whether they supported population growth in the latest survey of … Continue reading

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Darwin Prepares For Asylum Seekers

Darwin prepares for asylum seekers By Jacob Saulwick and Yuko Narushima The Sydney Morning Herald, April 13, 2010 http://www.smh.com.au/national/darwin-prepares-for-asylum-seekers-20100412-s444.html The Immigration Department could start using detention facilities at Darwin to house asylum seekers as soon as this week, as it … Continue reading

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