Migrants prepare to take advantage of Australia Indonesia dispute
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14:07 29/11/2013
Sri Lankan migrants hoping to reach Australia have told journalists that they hope to take advantage of a diplomatic rift between Australia and Indonesia to make the crossing from Indonesia to...
New opposition leader says Australia should increase immigration
11:13 07/11/2013
Bill Shorten, the new leader of the Australian Labor Party has told an Australian television audience that Australia should increase the number of immigrants it admits each year. Mr Shorten became...
New Australian immigration minister: I'll be tough on 457 fraud
13:52 01/11/2013
The new Australian immigration minister Scott Morrison has said that he will be 'tough' on those abusing the 457 temporary work visa. Speaking at an immigration conference in Canberra on Monday 28th...
60% of Western Australian population growth caused by immigration
16:28 09/10/2013
The population of Western Australia grew by 3.4%, or 82,600, in the year to March 2013. 63% of this rise has been attributed to immigration and in particular to an influx of workers with temporary...
New Australian PM promises talks with Indonesia on immigration
10:19 19/09/2013
Tony Abbott, the leader of the right wing Coalition, has been elected as the new prime minister of Australia. The Coalition had a major victory over the Australian Labor Party at the federal election...
Australia announces all asylum seekers will be transported to PNG
16:34 24/07/2013
The Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced that, from now on, all asylum seekers arriving in Australia by boat will be sent to the processing centre on the island of Manus, which is part...
