Australian Prime Minister defends citizenship test and "mateship"
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15:09 12/12/2006
Watch This Video Prime Minister John Howard is feeling pressured to explain the new Australian citizenship exams proposed by his government. Of current concern is how a potential citizen's "...
Use of UK public services by immigrants
16:34 11/12/2006
It is generally acknowledged that immigrants pay far more into social services than they get back out of it. It is, in fact, one of the driving philosophies of the "managed immigration" system: the...
EU ministers back plans to curb migration flow from Africa
18:56 07/12/2006
Watch This Video Top European Union officials this week agreed on new plans aimed at boosting the bloc's efforts to keep illegal migrants from poor African countries from entering via the southern...
Australian meat exporter frustrated by inability to employ skilled migrants
12:40 06/12/2006
A western Queensland meat exporter says the Australian industry is being "hamstrung" by an inability to employ skilled migrants in the sector. Western Exporters at Charleville sells goat meat to more...
Holland grants amnesty to more than 30,000 asylum-seekers
16:45 05/12/2006
• Watch This Video Late in the evening of 30 November, more than 30,000 asylum-seekers were granted general amnesty by the recently elected Dutch parliament, according to recent news reports. Seventy...
New Australian program to fund helping new arrivals adjust
12:44 05/12/2006
• Watch This Video The Federal Government will pump AUD $1.5 million into projects designed to help refugees and immigrants adjust to life in Australia. The "Living in Harmony" program funding will...
