August 13, 2011

Misapprehensions, not facts, drive our dysfunctional asylum-seeker debate - The Australian (blog)

Misapprehensions, not facts, drive our dysfunctional asylum-seeker debate - The Australian (blog): "


Misapprehensions, not facts, drive our dysfunctional asylum-seeker debate
The Australian (blog)
Last year, Essential Research asked voters to estimate the proportion of boatpeople in Australia's immigration intake. Ten per cent thought it was half or more, 15 per cent about a quarter and 13 per cent about a tenth, while another 30 per cent said ...

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Australia releases details of migration numbers - Workpermit.com

Australia releases details of migration numbers - Workpermit.com: "

DefenceWeb (press release)

Australia releases details of migration numbers
Workpermit.com
The government has released details of migration numbers for the 2010-11 migration program; This showed that skilled migration accounted for 67.4 percent of the total number of immigrants admitted under the Australian Migration Program. ...
China tops UK in number of new Australian immigration arrivalsVisa Bureau
More Chinese Migrants Head to Australia than BritainEmigrate.co.uk
Australia takes more Chinese migrants than British for first timeDefenceWeb (press release)
Newstrack India
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Papua New Guinea the asylum solution as boats keep coming - The Australian

Papua New Guinea the asylum solution as boats keep coming - The Australian: "

Sydney Morning Herald

Papua New Guinea the asylum solution as boats keep coming
The Australian
The opposition last night renewed its attack on the government's immigration policies, citing a damning report into Australia's immigration detention system by Comcare, the commonwealth agency responsible for workplace safety, that was ordered after ...
Manus won't be ready for weeks, says governmentRadio Australia
Injunction against the government's Malaysian 'arrangement'On Line opinion
Australia - Agreement with Papua New GuineaISRIA (registration)
MSN Malaysia News
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Canberra funding legal centre blocking asylum-seeker swap - The Australian

Canberra funding legal centre blocking asylum-seeker swap - The Australian: "

BBC News

Canberra funding legal centre blocking asylum-seeker swap
The Australian
Manne is a lawyer and migration agent who has worked on behalf of refugees and asylum-seekers for more than 16 years. He joined the RILC in 2001 and sat on the Board of the Refugee Council of Australia for seven years. The federal revenue provided to ...
Australia-Malaysia Swap Deal May Not Deter RefugeesThe Epoch Times
High Court freezes Malaysia dealABC Online
'Half-baked'BBC News
The Age -The Conversation -Free Malaysia Today
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Deportation flight could kill bed-ridden 96yo: family - ABC Online

Deportation flight could kill bed-ridden 96yo: family - ABC Online: "

Telegraph.co.uk

Deportation flight could kill bed-ridden 96yo: family
ABC Online
The Immigration Minister, Chris Bowen, says he is unable to intervene until an appeal has been rejected by the Migration Review Tribunal. Mr Bowen has just released a statement saying the Australian Government is not deporting or even considering ...
Briton Gladys Jefferson, 96, being kicked out of Australia for being a welfare ...Daily Mail
96yo Woman Deported From AustraliaFiveAA
No plan to deport UK granTheMercury.com.au
ABC Local
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Australian updates Character Requirement for Immigration - US Migration Expert

Australian updates Character Requirement for Immigration - US Migration Expert: "


Australian updates Character Requirement for Immigration
US Migration Expert
The Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has recently updated and released the latest version of the Character Requirement, which now includes more criteria in the test, for those who wish to enter and stay in Australia. ...

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Advice on Lodgement Time for Australian Travel Visa Applications - US Migration Expert

Advice on Lodgement Time for Australian Travel Visa Applications - US Migration Expert: "


Advice on Lodgement Time for Australian Travel Visa Applications
US Migration Expert
The Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) made an announcement on 8 August, 2011 which gives advice to applicants under Sponsored Family Visitor category for the coming busy holiday period on December/January 2011/12. ...
Western Australia sponsoring skilled migrantsWorkpermit.com

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Australian Immigration department aim to deter illegal entrants with YouTube ... - Visa Bureau

Australian Immigration department aim to deter illegal entrants with YouTube ... - Visa Bureau: "

Visa Bureau

Australian Immigration department aim to deter illegal entrants with YouTube ...
Visa Bureau
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard expressed hope that the videos would "smash the business model of people smugglers" and decrease the number of entrants arriving without an appropriate Australian visa. Immigration Minister Chris Bowen added that ...

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Medical staff shortage creates new Australian immigration opportunities - Visa Bureau

Medical staff shortage creates new Australian immigration opportunities - Visa Bureau: "


Medical staff shortage creates new Australian immigration opportunities
Visa Bureau
Now is a good time for Australian visa holders to find work in the medical professions, as demand is high and professionals are much sought after to fill skills gaps. Many medical professionals look to migrate to Australia due to the opportunities ...

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Getting an Australian Visa is Now Easy - The Open Press (press release)

Getting an Australian Visa is Now Easy - The Open Press (press release): "


Getting an Australian Visa is Now Easy
The Open Press (press release)
About visas4australia.com: The site helps you get an Australian Visa without requiring you to put in many efforts. Visas 4 Australia makes sure that your trip to Australia turns out to be a memorable one. No doubt, getting a Visa to Australia was never ...

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Australian updates Character Requirement for Immigration - US Migration Expert

Australian updates Character Requirement for Immigration - US Migration Expert: "


Australian updates Character Requirement for Immigration
US Migration Expert
It's compulsory for Australian visa applicants, non-citizen sponsors and non-migrating family members who wish to enter and stay in Australia to have their character assessed, which means they have to meet the character requirements mentioned in ...

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China tops UK in number of new Australian immigration arrivals - Visa Bureau

China tops UK in number of new Australian immigration arrivals - Visa Bureau: "


China tops UK in number of new Australian immigration arrivals
Visa Bureau
The Australian Visa Bureau is an independent consulting company specialising in helping people lodge their Australian visa application with the Australian High Commission. The Australian Visa Bureau is a division of Visa Bureau Ltd, an independent UK ...

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April 25, 2011

The great carbon chasm that could swallow Gillard whole - Sydney Morning Herald

The great carbon chasm that could swallow Gillard whole - Sydney Morning Herald: "





Sydney Morning Herald



The great carbon chasm that could swallow Gillard whole
Sydney Morning Herald
In doing so, she placed herself right on the fault line opening up in Australian politics. She and her husband have sold their small business, put away savings, have no debt and their children have graduated and are working. ...

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Swan's $15.5bn in hidden savings - The Australian

Swan's $15.5bn in hidden savings - The Australian: "







Swan's $15.5bn in hidden savings
The Australian
The savings measures in the 2008 and 2009 budgets were designed to avoid immediate hurt for middle Australia. But this economic and political calculation meant the government received little credit at the time. The true worth of the cuts can now be ...

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Porn-charge MP gets Rann's lawyer - The Australian

Porn-charge MP gets Rann's lawyer - The Australian: "







Porn-charge MP gets Rann's lawyer
The Australian
THE Labor MP facing child pornography charges in South Australia has reportedly hired Mike Rann's barrister. Michael Abbott QC was retained by Mike Rann during the Chantelois affair. The accused MP, who cannot be named in his home state, was last week ...

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Whipping up a political miracle cure - The Daily Telegraph

Whipping up a political miracle cure - The Daily Telegraph: "







Whipping up a political miracle cure
The Daily Telegraph
Unions are now hostile to Labor and so are farmers; the other day the Weekly Times reported that Barley Australia had "jumped into the world of politics for the first time, joining the campaign against the Federal Government's carbon tax. ...

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Hedging bets on emissions falls short of direct action - Sydney Morning Herald

Hedging bets on emissions falls short of direct action - Sydney Morning Herald: "







Hedging bets on emissions falls short of direct action
Sydney Morning Herald
''Firstly, we've had a global financial crisis and many sectors of the Australian economy are still soft.'' What she failed to mention, however, was that when the last scheme was negotiated the global financial crisis was well advanced and, ...

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The dog's tail conundrum about budgets - The Age

The dog's tail conundrum about budgets - The Age: "







The dog's tail conundrum about budgets
The Age
By comparison, the net level of government debt as a proportion of GDP in Germany, France, Britain and the United States is about 10 times the Australian level. This is not necessarily a reason for Australian self-congratulation. ...

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Whipping up a political miracle cure - The Daily Telegraph

Whipping up a political miracle cure - The Daily Telegraph: "







Whipping up a political miracle cure
The Daily Telegraph
Awesome luggage-hauling abilities from the Queensland floods? Equitable shaking of the national sauce bottle? And what of the others? * STEPHEN Smith - in Parliament since 1993, remarkably unknown outside of it. A pre-modern jargon addict. ...

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Villawood rioters held in maximum security jail - ABC Online

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Sydney Morning Herald



Villawood rioters held in maximum security jail
ABC Online
Mr Logan says the Immigration Department is "very confident" that the detainees in Silverwater are "being treated exactly the same as anyone else, Australian citizen or otherwise, who is being incarcerated in a New South Wales correctional centre". ...
Detention protests spread across countryThe Australian
Protests continue at Villawood and Curtin detention centresHerald Sun
Carers plead to be taken seriouslySydney Morning Herald

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Detention protests spread across country - The Australian

Detention protests spread across country - The Australian: "





CBC.ca



Detention protests spread across country
The Australian
As rooftop protests continued inside Villawood, The Australian has been told at least one detainee at Christmas Island's main immigration detention centre -- the scene of massive riots last month -- was found yesterday with their lips sewn together. ...
Protests continue at Villawood and Curtin detention centresHerald Sun
Opposition calls for force to end Villawood protestABC Online
Carers plead to be taken seriouslySydney Morning Herald

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Increase migration or waste the boom - Sydney Morning Herald

Increase migration or waste the boom - Sydney Morning Herald: "







Increase migration or waste the boom
Sydney Morning Herald
A shift in the politics of migration since the mining boom Mark I is partly responsible. At the last federal election the two main parties said they wanted lower migration numbers and a "sustainable" Australian population. But managing the demand for ...

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Australian retailers attract global interest - The Australian

Australian retailers attract global interest - The Australian: "







Australian retailers attract global interest
The Australian
"We are starting to see some interest from investors confused about the Australian consumer. It's quite interesting," said Ms Bertouch, an expatriate Australian. "A lot of the consumer stocks are being supported. A lot of the offshore investors are ...

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Telco ire as ACCC waves Telstra through - The Australian

Telco ire as ACCC waves Telstra through - The Australian: "







Telco ire as ACCC waves Telstra through
The Australian
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission's decision not to regulate pricing on Telstra's wholesale ADSL services has surprised many in the industry, who fear the incumbent telco will continue to charge higher prices to competing carriers for ...

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Investor signposts – week beginning 24 April 2011 - Switzer Financial News

Investor signposts – week beginning 24 April 2011 - Switzer Financial News: "







Investor signposts – week beginning 24 April 2011
Switzer Financial News
In most countries, 'inflation' is meant to describe changes in consumer prices, and we are no different in Australia. But there isn't just one measure to watch – in fact, there are quite a variety. The 'headline' Consumer Price Index (CPI) result is ...
Food costs could push more out to the gardenClinton Herald

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