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Frosty Beginning To Brown’s New Deal For Pakistan

Frosty beginning to Brown's new deal for Pakistan Allegra Stratton in Islamabad Sydney Morning Herald April 29, 2009 THE British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, has attempted to brush off an apparent snub by Pakistan as it protested against the arrest … Continue reading

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Asylum Seekers On Christmas Island Receive Payments

Asylum-seekers on Christmas Island receive payments By Andrea Hayward AAP April 29, 2009 11:43pm A FAMILY of four asylum-seekers living on Christmas Island in community detention receives up to $1000 a fortnight from the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC). … Continue reading

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Old Casino Plan To Ease Christmas Island Crush

Old casino plan to ease Christmas Island crush Paige Taylor, Christmas Island Article from: The Australian April 29, 2009 THE Rudd Government is contemplating leasing Christmas Island's mothballed five-star resort casino to accommodate the number of officials needed to process … Continue reading

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21 Stone British Nurse Told She’s ‘Too Fat’ To Live In N.Z.

21 stone British nurse told she's 'too fat' to live in New Zealand By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 6:04 PM on 29th April 2009 A British nurse was refused permission to live in New Zealand because she weighed … Continue reading

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Don’t Cut Work Holiday Visas: Tourism Body

Don't cut work holiday visas: tourism body TheWest.com.au 29th April 2009, 13:30 WST Taking the axe to working holiday visas to protect local jobs during the economic downturn will backfire, the tourism industry warns. The Australian Tourism Export Council is … Continue reading

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One Stowaway Released, Others Still In Custody

One stowaway released, others still in custody By PATRICIA BROOKS ARENBURG Staff Reporter Chronicle Herald Tue. Apr 28 – 5:29 AM One stowaway was on his way out of jail, but six others will remain in custody until a second … Continue reading

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Conservatives Order ReWrite of ‘Insipid’ Citizenship Guidebook

Conservatives order rewrite of 'insipid' citizenship guidebook THE CANADIAN PRESS Apr 28, 2009 06:11 PM OTTAWA—The current guidebook for Canadian newcomers includes two pages on environmental stewardship and barely a mention of the Canadian military and that has Jason Kenney … Continue reading

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Peoplebank Seeks 200 Foreign IT Pros

Peoplebank seeks 200 foreign IT pros Jennifer Foreshew Australian IT April 28, 2009 THE country's largest technology recruiter, Peoplebank Australia, is planning to import 150 to 200 overseas technology workers a year. Peoplebank plans to source 12 or more IT … Continue reading

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Turnbull Wants People Smuggling Inquiry

Turnbull wants people smuggling inquiry Larine Statham BrisbaneTimes.com.au April 28, 2009 The federal opposition wants an independent inquiry into the increase in cases of people smuggling into Australia. The coalition says the Rudd government's softened stance on border protection is … Continue reading

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Survey Backs Rudd’s Asylum Seeker Stance

Survey backs Rudd's asylum seeker stance BrisbaneTimes.com.au April 28, 2009 Nearly half the population believes Kevin Rudd and Labor are best equipped to deal with the recent influx of asylum seekers, a new poll shows. But just over a third … Continue reading

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Americans Are Right To Worry

Americans are right to worry James Bissett The Ottawa Citizen April 27, 2009 Perception is the greater part of reality and Janet Napolitano, the US Secretary of Homeland Security, perceives the northern border to be a risk to the security … Continue reading

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Flu Outbreak Leave Mexican Workers In Limbo

Flu outbreak leaves Mexican workers in limbo Officials will meet today to consider whether it's safe for thousands of farmhands to travel to Canada INGRID PERITZ From Monday's Globe and Mail April 27, 2009 at 3:25 AM EDT MONTREAL Canadian … Continue reading

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A Past Blighted, A Future Unknown

A past blighted, a future unknown (SUPPLIED PHOTO : Jorrell Simpson-Rowe, seen here in a photo used as evidence in his second-degree murder trial, should be eligible to apply for parole in less than four years.) Rosie DiManno TheStar.com Apr … Continue reading

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Failed Asylum Seekers’ Kids ‘Should Not Be Detained’

Failed asylum seekers' kids “should not be detained” Mon Apr 27, 2009 2:05pm BST LONDON (Reuters) – The children of failed asylum seekers should not be arrested and detained before deportation, the Children's Commissioner for England said on Monday. Sir … Continue reading

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Reconsider Christmas Island Detention: Greens

Reconsider Christmas Island detention: Greens The Independent Weekly 27/04/2009 8:08:00 AM The Greens have urged the Federal Government to re-think its policy of transporting all offshore arrivals to detention facilities on Christmas Island, as another group of intercepted asylum seekers … Continue reading

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Tensions Force Christmas Island School To Segregate Teen Arrivals

Tensions force Christmas Island school to segregate teen arrivals Paige Taylor Article from: The Australian April 27, 2009 AN unprecedented number of asylum-seeker students enrolling at Christmas Island's only school has sparked tensions among the parents of local children and … Continue reading

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No Chance To Say Goodbye Before Deportation

No chance to say goodbye before deportation Well-wishers gathered at airport heartbroken, as deported mom and daughter fly to S. Korea Kenyon Wallace Tess Kalinowski STAFF REPORTERS TheStar.com | GTA Apr 26, 2009 04:30 AM Comments on this story [] … Continue reading

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Suspected Asylum Seekers Intercepted Off The Coast

Suspected asylum seekers intercepted off the coast Reuters Published: April 26, 2009, 23:10 Sydney: A boat carrying 56 people has been intercepted off Australia's northern coast, the government said on Sunday. The boatload of 54 passengers and two crew was … Continue reading

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Minister Kenney Meets With Ethnic Community About Scams And Dishonest Immigration Representatives

Minister Kenney Meets With Ethnic Community About Scams and Dishonest Immigration Representatives TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – April 25, 2009) – A town hall meeting taking place in Toronto today will give recent immigrants and ethnic community organizations an opportunity to share … Continue reading

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Immigration Lawsuit Settled

Immigration lawsuit settled Cornwallis Financial to get $1 million, province at least $7.5 million from nominee program fees By DAVID JACKSON Provincial Reporter Chronicle Herald Sat. Apr 25 – 1:31 PM The MacDonald government has settled a messy dispute over … Continue reading

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