Asylum Seekers

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Mainland excision laws pass parliament

Mainland excision laws pass parliament

16 May 2013, 21:13 PM

MPs have passed legislation which effectively removes the Australian mainland from the migration zone. Read more

Alleged smuggler says he was AFP informant

Alleged smuggler says he was AFP informant

15 May 2013, 23:02 PM

Asia-Pacific | Authorities in Australia have refused to confirm or deny claims from alleged people-smuggling boss Sayed Abbas that he was recruited as a police informant. Read more

Asylum seekers coaxed off boat in Bali

Asylum seekers coaxed off boat in Bali

12 May 2013, 20:22 PM

Asia-Pacific | About 20 of more than 80 asylum seekers, including women and children, have been coaxed off a boat in Bali that was stopped before leaving for Australia. Read more

Escaped asylum seekers back in detention

Escaped asylum seekers back in detention

11 May 2013, 16:33 PM

Australia | A group of 18 Vietnamese men who escaped from a detention centre in Darwin have been found and returned by police. Read more

Indonesia jails Australian people smuggler

Indonesia jails Australian people smuggler

08 May 2013, 16:26 PM

Asia-Pacific | Ali Qaseem, a 57-year-old house painter from Sydney, has been sentenced to six years' jail for people smuggling in Indonesia. Read more

North Korean asylum seekers fear deportation

North Korean asylum seekers fear deportation

06 May 2013, 17:31 PM

Australia | After escaping the oppressive regime in North Korea, a small group of asylum seekers now fear being deported from Australia.
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Asylum seeker dies on Christmas Island

Asylum seeker dies on Christmas Island

02 May 2013, 14:46 PM

Australia | A Sri Lankan asylum seeker has died of a heart attack on Christmas Island. Read more

Analysis: 'Illegals' and the erosion of empathy

Analysis: 'Illegals' and the erosion of empathy

30 April 2013, 17:41 PM

Asia-Pacific | ‘Illegal entries’, 'stop the boats', 'jump the queue'. Why do politicians repeat prejudiced clichés? It keeps empathy at bay, so voters don’t have to think too much, says one expert.
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Is Tony Abbott wrong to talk of 'illegals'?

Is Tony Abbott wrong to talk of 'illegals'?

29 April 2013, 14:52 PM

Australia | Illegal boats, illegal immigrants or simply illegals: it's terminology the Federal Opposition uses regularly but experts in refugee law says such descriptions are deliberate misrepresentations. Read more

Indonesian legislator criticises Abbott's asylum policy

Indonesian legislator criticises Abbott's asylum policy

22 April 2013, 19:10 PM

Asia-Pacific | Tony Abbott's promise to stick with his controversial plan to turn back the boats has again attracted the ire of Indonesian leaders. Read more

Govt may detain kids in Curtin: report

Govt may detain kids in Curtin: report

22 April 2013, 17:13 PM

Refugee advocates and the Australian Greens are urging the government not to send child asylum seekers to a controversial facility in Curtin. Read more

Asylum seeker boat reaches WA mainland

Asylum seeker boat reaches WA mainland

09 April 2013, 17:39 PM

Australia | A boat packed with 66 asylum-seekers has managed to evade detection by border patrols and arrived at a port on the Australian mainland, officials say.
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ASIO refugees fear years in detention

ASIO refugees fear years in detention

08 April 2013, 17:19 PM

Australia | Refugees held at a Melbourne immigration detention centre because deemed a security threat by ASIO have embarked on an indefinite hunger strike. Read more

Rescue procedure questioned after asylum seeker deaths

Rescue procedure questioned after asylum seeker deaths

27 March 2013, 15:23 PM

Australia | Questions have been raise about the rescue procedures of Australian Border Protection after two people died when a boat carrying 96 asylum seekers capsized. Read more

Two asylum seekers dead after boat capsizes

Two asylum seekers dead after boat capsizes

25 March 2013, 19:54 PM

Australia | A young boy and a woman are dead while another boy and a pregnant woman are seriously ill after their boat capsized near Christmas Island. Read more

Over 1000 asylum seekers arrive in March: govt

Over 1000 asylum seekers arrive in March: govt

23 March 2013, 10:21 AM

Australia | Government figures show more than one thousand asylum seekers have been intercepted in Australian waters this month. Read more

Explainer: Who are the Hazaras?

Explainer: Who are the Hazaras?

20 March 2013, 14:32 PM

Australia | The Hazara ethnic minority lives largely in Afghanistan, and makes up around nine per cent of the country’s population. Read more

Wong defends bridging visa policy

Wong defends bridging visa policy

01 March 2013, 13:19 PM

Australia | Cabinet minister Penny Wong denies the decision to give asylum seekers bridging visas is creating an underclass in the community.
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Asylum seeker media reports 'inaccurate', says lawyer

Asylum seeker media reports 'inaccurate', says lawyer

28 February 2013, 19:11 PM

Australia | The lawyer of a Sri Lankan asylum seeker charged with indecently assaulting a student at her university accommodation in Sydney has slammed media reports  over the case, saying it could threaten his client's right to a fair trial.
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Morrison slammed over asylum seeker comments

Morrison slammed over asylum seeker comments

28 February 2013, 14:30 PM

Australia | The Greens' immigration spokeswoman, Sarah Hanson-Young, says Federal Opposition's Immigration spokesman Scott Morrison has tarnished the standing of all asylum-seekers, based upon the alleged actions of one man in Sydney. Read more

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