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Posts Tagged ‘ asylum seeker ’
Jakarta warns its visa changes could lure asylum-seekers to Australia
The first two asylum-seeker boats of 2012 are en route to Christmas Island as Indonesia warns its visa changes could send a fresh wave of boatpeople to Australia. As negotiations between Australia’s government and opposition to reinstate offshore processing remain at an impasse, two boats carrying 51 asylum-seekers were intercepted yesterday.
DIAC sets record straight about latest “boat people” email
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has warned that a new email currently in circulation, entitled “The truth about the boat people” is inaccurate, misleading and inflammatory.
Govt gets tough on destructive asylum seekers – but what about our home-grown vandals?
DIAC has released a new fact sheet relating to the Character Requirement, Factsheet 79, which includes an additional provision; that a person will not pass the character test where: they have been convicted of any offence that was committed while in immigration detention,during an escape from immigration detention, during a period where a person escaped from immigration detention, or if the person has been convicted of the...
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