The Gillard Government will introduce new laws this year to crack down on the hiring of illegal workers, according to the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Chris Bowen MP. ‘This government is committed to getting tough on dodgy employers and ensuring we have an effective sanctions regime in place to punish those who wilfully exploit foreign workers,’ Mr Bowen said. ‘The new laws will establish civil penalties of up...
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Bowen to lift refugee numbers by 50%
In an Olympic-worthy display of policy gymnastics, the Gillard Government has announced that it intends to propose at the Labor Party’s national conference this weekend an increase of almost 50% in Australia’s intake of refugees, from 13,750 to 20,000. No timeline has been put on this initiative.
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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