Saturday, April 30, 2016

From Self-Immolation to Abortion Restrictions: Is Australia a Migrant Hell? - Sputnik International


Sputnik International

From Self-Immolation to Abortion Restrictions: Is Australia a Migrant Hell?
Sputnik International
While the number of asylum seekers flowing into Australia remains tiny compared to that of Europe, migration is a constant political issue in the land down under. When refugees reach Australian shores, they are usually deported back to the state of ...

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Originally Published here: From Self-Immolation to Abortion Restrictions: Is Australia a Migrant Hell? - Sputnik International

Round 7: Jets Add P Edwards, WR Peake - newyorkjets.com


newyorkjets.com

Round 7: Jets Add P Edwards, WR Peake
newyorkjets.com
He is part of the Australian migration as many colleges continue to scout Down Under for kickers and punters with experience in Australian Rules football. The Jets were in the early stages of that process when they brought Ben Graham to the team in ...

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Originally Published here: Round 7: Jets Add P Edwards, WR Peake - newyorkjets.com

From Self-Immolation to Abortion Restrictions: Is Australia a Migrant Hell? - Sputnik International


Sputnik International

From Self-Immolation to Abortion Restrictions: Is Australia a Migrant Hell?
Sputnik International
While the number of asylum seekers flowing into Australia remains tiny compared to that of Europe, migration is a constant political issue in the land down under. When refugees reach Australian shores, they are usually deported back to the state of ...

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Originally Published here: From Self-Immolation to Abortion Restrictions: Is Australia a Migrant Hell? - Sputnik International

Australia's Immigration Policy: So Much for the PNG 'Solution' - The Diplomat


The Diplomat

Australia's Immigration Policy: So Much for the PNG 'Solution'
The Diplomat
This significant moment for Australia's security and economy, however, was immediately overshadowed by a sudden, shocking decision by the Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea to declare the Australian immigration detention facility on Manus Island ...

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Originally Published here: Australia's Immigration Policy: So Much for the PNG 'Solution' - The Diplomat

New Australia work visa plan scrapped as government seeks alternatives - Workpermit.com


New Australia work visa plan scrapped as government seeks alternatives
Workpermit.com
Plans to allow businesses to recruit specialist foreign workers for up to 12 months, without requiring a 457 visa, have been scrapped by Australia's federal government. The move comes as officials consider other options to overhaul skilled migration ...

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Originally Published here: New Australia work visa plan scrapped as government seeks alternatives - Workpermit.com

Europe could learn from India in tackling migrant crisis: Australian official - Zee News


Europe could learn from India in tackling migrant crisis: Australian official
Zee News
Vienna: Europe can learn from India in tackling the migrant crisis as the country has experience in dealing with migrants and integrating them, a top Austrian official has said. As Europe grapples with an unprecedented influx of migrants, there is ...

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Originally Published here: Europe could learn from India in tackling migrant crisis: Australian official - Zee News

Friday, April 29, 2016

Melbourne Islamic museum educating visitors by dispelling religion's myths - ABC Online


ABC Online

Melbourne Islamic museum educating visitors by dispelling religion's myths
ABC Online
In a short time, the Islamic Museum of Australia has carved itself a central place in multicultural Victoria. In March, Malcolm Turnbull became the first Prime Minister to visit. "Australia is built upon migration and multiculturalism and we're ...

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Originally Published here: Melbourne Islamic museum educating visitors by dispelling religion's myths - ABC Online

Melbourne Islamic museum educating visitors by dispelling religion's myths - ABC Online


ABC Online

Melbourne Islamic museum educating visitors by dispelling religion's myths
ABC Online
In a short time, the Islamic Museum of Australia has carved itself a central place in multicultural Victoria. In March, Malcolm Turnbull became the first Prime Minister to visit. "Australia is built upon migration and multiculturalism and we're ...

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Originally Published here: Melbourne Islamic museum educating visitors by dispelling religion's myths - ABC Online

Australian Scientists to Develop "Wonder Rice" with Texture of White Rice and Nutritional Content of Brown Rice - Oryza (blog)


Australian Scientists to Develop "Wonder Rice" with Texture of White Rice and Nutritional Content of Brown Rice
Oryza (blog)
The study found that soaking rice grains in salted water at 90˚C and then steaming the grains was the most effective method of processing for retaining nutritional value by encouraging the migration of nutrients from the outer rice bran layer (stripped ...



Originally Published here: Australian Scientists to Develop "Wonder Rice" with Texture of White Rice and Nutritional Content of Brown Rice - Oryza (blog)

Time for Australia to Rethink Its Asylum Policy - The Diplomat


The Diplomat

Time for Australia to Rethink Its Asylum Policy
The Diplomat
Australian Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has remained obstinate, refusing to rule out that asylum seekers will remain in detention in PNG and reasserting that they will never come to Australia. Meanwhile, on Nauru, a refugee has set himself on fire.

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Originally Published here: Time for Australia to Rethink Its Asylum Policy - The Diplomat

Australia's Controversial Migration Policy - The Atlantic


The Atlantic

Australia's Controversial Migration Policy
The Atlantic
Most Australians at the time wanted to let these Vietnamese migrants stay in their country, so the newcomers were given refugee status. But that changed. The next wave of boat people came in 1989, and each year, for 10 years, about 170 of them floated ...
Australian bishops' conference welcomes closing of migrant detention centerCatholic Culture
Australia's Former Defense Minister: Manus Island Better …Foreign Policy (blog)
Shouldn't arbitrary detention bother Australians, too?The Age
ABC Online -The Australian -World Socialist Web Site
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Originally Published here: Australia's Controversial Migration Policy - The Atlantic

Prime Minister John Key, the goose and the golden egg - Stuff.co.nz


Stuff.co.nz

Prime Minister John Key, the goose and the golden egg
Stuff.co.nz
But the reverse appears to be happening - Kiwis are flooding home and migration is at record highs. We've stopped fretting about the brain drain; rising house values are back as the ... When Key was a rookie Opposition Leader one of his mentors was ...

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Originally Published here: Prime Minister John Key, the goose and the golden egg - Stuff.co.nz

Refugee detained on Pacific island of Nauru dies after setting himself on fire in protest at Australia's immigration ... - Telegraph.co.uk


World Politics Review

Refugee detained on Pacific island of Nauru dies after setting himself on fire in protest at Australia's immigration ...
Telegraph.co.uk
A 23-year-old Iranian refugee detained by Australia in the remote Pacific island of Nauru has died after setting himself on fire to protest the government's harsh treatment of migrants. Captured in horrifying footage, the refugee, known as Omid, was ...
From Australia to the EU, Can International Law Actually Protect Refugees?World Politics Review
There are policy alternatives to locking up refugees in Pacific gulagsThe Guardian
Nauru refugee who set himself alight dies in Brisbane hospitalSydney Morning Herald

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Originally Published here: Refugee detained on Pacific island of Nauru dies after setting himself on fire in protest at Australia's immigration ... - Telegraph.co.uk

Refugee detained on Pacific island of Nauru dies after setting himself on fire in protest at Australia's immigration ... - Telegraph.co.uk


World Politics Review

Refugee detained on Pacific island of Nauru dies after setting himself on fire in protest at Australia's immigration ...
Telegraph.co.uk
A 23-year-old Iranian refugee detained by Australia in the remote Pacific island of Nauru has died after setting himself on fire to protest the government's harsh treatment of migrants. Captured in horrifying footage, the refugee, known as Omid, was ...
From Australia to the EU, Can International Law Actually Protect Refugees?World Politics Review
There are policy alternatives to locking up refugees in Pacific gulagsThe Guardian
Nauru refugee who set himself alight dies in Brisbane hospitalSydney Morning Herald

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Originally Published here: Refugee detained on Pacific island of Nauru dies after setting himself on fire in protest at Australia's immigration ... - Telegraph.co.uk

Australian bishops' conference welcomes closing of migrant detention center - Catholic Culture


Australian bishops' conference welcomes closing of migrant detention center
Catholic Culture
Welcoming the court decision, Father Maurizio Pettena of the Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office said that “the Catholic Church opposes mandatory indefinite detention and offshore detention; these policy responses do not respect the dignity ...



Originally Published here: Australian bishops' conference welcomes closing of migrant detention center - Catholic Culture

Thursday, April 28, 2016

Gang members won't be deported: Vic police - SBS


Gang members won't be deported: Vic police
SBS
Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton on Friday poured cold water on a Australian Border Force proposal that the same laws used to deport outlaw bikies could be used against members of Apex and other youth gangs. "It's mostly Australian-born people (in the ...

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Originally Published here: Gang members won't be deported: Vic police - SBS

From Australia to the EU, Can International Law Actually Protect Refugees? - World Politics Review


World Politics Review

From Australia to the EU, Can International Law Actually Protect Refugees?
World Politics Review
As Matthew Gibney, a professor of politics and forced migration at the University of Oxford, wrote in WPR in March, using Turkey as a “safe country where those who would otherwise seek asylum in Europe could stay and, potentially, where those who do ...
There are policy alternatives to locking up refugees in Pacific gulagsThe Guardian

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Originally Published here: From Australia to the EU, Can International Law Actually Protect Refugees? - World Politics Review

Live, work or study in Australia? - Fiji Times


Live, work or study in Australia?
Fiji Times
ARE you interested in living, working, or studying in Australia? Do you have family already living in Australia, or skills and qualifications that may be in demand? The Australian Government runs several different migration programs all with their own ...



Originally Published here: Live, work or study in Australia? - Fiji Times

Australia's Migration Programme: A Commitment to Strengthen Australia's Borders - Who's Who Legal


Australia's Migration Programme: A Commitment to Strengthen Australia's Borders
Who's Who Legal
Following the merger of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (the Department) with the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service, and the establishment of the Australian Border Force as its operational enforcement arm, the ...



Originally Published here: Australia's Migration Programme: A Commitment to Strengthen Australia's Borders - Who's Who Legal

Hyper-convergence: Infrastructure under the CIO microscope - TechTarget


Hyper-convergence: Infrastructure under the CIO microscope
TechTarget
In Australia, the National Blood Authority, a statutory agency that coordinates the supply of blood and blood products on behalf of the Australian government, has rolled out hyper-converged technology in conjunction with a virtual desktop ...



Originally Published here: Hyper-convergence: Infrastructure under the CIO microscope - TechTarget

Muslim artists from Generation Y make voices heard at Perth art exhibition - ABC Online


ABC Online

Muslim artists from Generation Y make voices heard at Perth art exhibition
ABC Online
There isn't just a singular voice of Muslim artists, or being Muslim in Australia. ... The emerging to mid-career artists use a range of mediums including ceramics, photography and film, to explore topics such as migration, heritage, politics and ...



Originally Published here: Muslim artists from Generation Y make voices heard at Perth art exhibition - ABC Online

Live in-play online betting will remain illegal, the federal government says - Sydney Morning Herald


Sydney Morning Herald

Live in-play online betting will remain illegal, the federal government says
Sydney Morning Herald
... to offer bets to Australians. "Our expectation is that organisations in responsible jurisdictions will heed to Australian laws," Mr Tudge said. Directors of unlicensed bookmakers will be placed on migration watch lists and banned from entering ...

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Originally Published here: Live in-play online betting will remain illegal, the federal government says - Sydney Morning Herald

There are policy alternatives to locking up refugees in Pacific gulags - The Guardian


The Guardian

There are policy alternatives to locking up refugees in Pacific gulags
The Guardian
Labor's immigration spokesperson, Richard Marles, echoes the same line. Frankly, it's this lazy thinking that has got us into the current parlous policy position. For instance, if Australia were to offer 5,000 places a year from Indonesian camps and a ...

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Originally Published here: There are policy alternatives to locking up refugees in Pacific gulags - The Guardian

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Deporting Apex gang members 'inherently racist', legal groups say - The Age


The Age

Deporting Apex gang members 'inherently racist', legal groups say
The Age
"They go to our schools, they are brought up in our Australian communities, they buy video games in our department stores, they learn from Australian society like everybody, so to call for a deportation or keep focusing on their backgrounds or ...



Originally Published here: Deporting Apex gang members 'inherently racist', legal groups say - The Age

Australia's Former Defense Minister: Manus Island Better Than Death at Sea - Foreign Policy (blog)


Foreign Policy (blog)

Australia's Former Defense Minister: Manus Island Better Than Death at Sea
Foreign Policy (blog)
“The government's position is very clear, and that is we are not going to accept people who have sought to come to our country illegally by boat, they will not settle permanently in our country,” Australian Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said on ...
Election 2016: Manus Island, Port Arthur, carbon taxesThe Australian Financial Review
Interview: Kenneth Roth on the Closing of the Manus Island Detention CenterHuman Rights Watch
Damages claims 'highly likely' from offshore asylum seeker detainees: ALALawyers Weekly

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Originally Published here: Australia's Former Defense Minister: Manus Island Better Than Death at Sea - Foreign Policy (blog)

Deporting Apex gang members 'inherently racist', legal groups say - The Age


The Age

Deporting Apex gang members 'inherently racist', legal groups say
The Age
"They go to our schools, they are brought up in our Australian communities, they buy video games in our department stores, they learn from Australian society like everybody, so to call for a deportation or keep focusing on their backgrounds or ...



Originally Published here: Deporting Apex gang members 'inherently racist', legal groups say - The Age

Australia's Former Defense Minister: Manus Island Better … - Foreign Policy (blog)


Foreign Policy (blog)

Australia's Former Defense Minister: Manus Island Better …
Foreign Policy (blog)
“The government's position is very clear, and that is we are not going to accept people who have sought to come to our country illegally by boat, they will not settle permanently in our country,” Australian Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said on ...
Interview: Kenneth Roth on the Closing of the Manus Island Detention CenterHuman Rights Watch
Damages claims 'highly likely' from offshore asylum seeker detainees: ALALawyers Weekly

all 26 news articles »


Originally Published here: Australia's Former Defense Minister: Manus Island Better … - Foreign Policy (blog)

Australian Border Force chief flags deportation threat for Apex gang members - Herald Sun


Herald Sun

Australian Border Force chief flags deportation threat for Apex gang members
Herald Sun
THE head of the Australian Border Force says authorities could call on the same laws used to deport outlaw bikies to boot out members of a violent teenage gang that has terrorised Melbourne suburbs. ... Victoria Police where they say to us they are ...



Originally Published here: Australian Border Force chief flags deportation threat for Apex gang members - Herald Sun

Victoria state budget 2016: transport, school infrastructure the focus - The Australian


The Australian

Victoria state budget 2016: transport, school infrastructure the focus
The Australian
Population growth is forecast to remain solid at 1.8 per cent each year, driven by overseas migration, while the unemployment rate is expected to dip from 6 per cent this financial year to 5.5 per cent by 2018-19. The budget includes a large investment ...

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Originally Published here: Victoria state budget 2016: transport, school infrastructure the focus - The Australian