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Iraqi refugee denied bail over SIEV-X asylum seeker deaths

Iraqi refugee Maythem Kamil Radhi has been refused bail in a Brisbane court over the drowning deaths of 353 adults and children in 2001.

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Asylum seekers 'already filing on time': Pezzullo

Asylum seekers were filing protection claims in line with the government's preferred time frame even before the immigration minister threatened to deport them.

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Government 'fast-tracking' asylum seeker removal: Human Rights Law Centre

The Federal government is trying to deport asylum seekers back to Nauru without its 72 hours notice, the Human Rights Law Centre says.

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Snowden thanks Russia for asylum

Fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has claimed "the law is winning" after being granted a year's asylum by Russia.

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Russia faces US fury over Snowden asylum

Commentators say Russia's decision to grant American whistleblower Edward Snowden asylum asserts its independence, but the move has angered the US.

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Six asylum seekers have been offered bridging visas and will be released from detention

Asylum seekers from detention centres in Melbourne and Brisbane have been told they will be freed from detention and offered bridging visas to live in the community.

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Tony Burke says an Iranian football player has reversed her asylum decision

The home affairs minister said the federal government respected the decision she had made.

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Who are migrants, refugees, asylum seekers?

The terms "migrant", "refugee" and "asylum seeker" are being used interchangeably to mean the same thing but there are important legal differences.

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Injunction win allows asylum seekers to keep phones at domestic detention centres

Refugees advocates say an injunction has been granted to prevent asylum seekers' mobile phones being confiscated.

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Eye care plan for asylum seekers

An initiative has been launched in Tasmania to provide basic eye care for asylum seekers living in the community on bridging visas.

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