Thursday, August 31, 2017

The constitution is not a joke - The Australian


The Australian

The constitution is not a joke
The Australian
'Since the War both the Imperial Parliament and the Commonwealth Parliament have legislated for and established Governmental Departments for the purpose of facilitating and increasing the immigration and settlement in Australia of persons in Great ...



Originally Published here: The constitution is not a joke - The Australian

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Australia has 'golden opportunity' to help shape world refugee debate, says report - The Guardian


The Guardian

Australia has 'golden opportunity' to help shape world refugee debate, says report
The Guardian
Australia has a “golden opportunity” to help shape worldwide refugee protection for the 21st century, and to “pre-empt future shocks” of forced migration in the region, a new Lowy Institute paper argues. The Asia-Pacific faces the possibility of ...



Originally Published here: Australia has 'golden opportunity' to help shape world refugee debate, says report - The Guardian

Migrants to the rescue of Australian small towns - The Straits Times


The Straits Times

Migrants to the rescue of Australian small towns
The Straits Times
Migrants from the landlocked country of Burundi, in central Africa, at a composting workshop with locals in the regional city of Mildura, in south-east Australia. Mainly refugees, they are farming on land - "dead land" ravaged by drought - donated by a ...



Originally Published here: Migrants to the rescue of Australian small towns - The Straits Times

Australia has 'golden opportunity' to help shape world refugee debate, says report - The Guardian


The Guardian

Australia has 'golden opportunity' to help shape world refugee debate, says report
The Guardian
Australia has a “golden opportunity” to help shape worldwide refugee protection for the 21st century, and to “pre-empt future shocks” of forced migration in the region, a new Lowy Institute paper argues. The Asia-Pacific faces the possibility of ...



Originally Published here: Australia has 'golden opportunity' to help shape world refugee debate, says report - The Guardian

Migrants to the rescue of Australian small towns - The Straits Times


The Straits Times

Migrants to the rescue of Australian small towns
The Straits Times
Migrants from the landlocked country of Burundi, in central Africa, at a composting workshop with locals in the regional city of Mildura, in south-east Australia. Mainly refugees, they are farming on land - "dead land" ravaged by drought - donated by a ...



Originally Published here: Migrants to the rescue of Australian small towns - The Straits Times

Rohan Silva: Our crazy immigration policy is losing us the talent our country badly needs - Evening Standard


Evening Standard

Rohan Silva: Our crazy immigration policy is losing us the talent our country badly needs
Evening Standard
It's not just foreign students who are being locked out by the immigration system — skilled migrants are being turned away too, with the Prime Minister rejecting an Australian-style points system and instead proposing to cut net migration from the ...



Originally Published here: Rohan Silva: Our crazy immigration policy is losing us the talent our country badly needs - Evening Standard

Lawyers who defend asylum seekers are not un-Australian - UNSW Newsroom


UNSW Newsroom

Lawyers who defend asylum seekers are not un-Australian
UNSW Newsroom
OPINION: Lawyers who defend asylum seekers, the immigration minister believes, are “un-Australian”. Peter Dutton is not the first minister to level criticism at asylum seeker advocates. But history shows that things could – and should – have turned out ...

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Originally Published here: Lawyers who defend asylum seekers are not un-Australian - UNSW Newsroom

Swimming with humpbacks on the Ningaloo Coast - Gourmet Traveller Magazine Australia


Gourmet Traveller Magazine Australia

Swimming with humpbacks on the Ningaloo Coast
Gourmet Traveller Magazine Australia
Marine biologist Nat Yeates straps on her carbon-fibre fins as Wave Rider, a 12-metre yacht belonging to Live Ningaloo, cruises slowly along Western Australia's Ningaloo Coast between Tantabiddi Lagoon and Cape Range National Park. A spotter-plane ...



Originally Published here: Swimming with humpbacks on the Ningaloo Coast - Gourmet Traveller Magazine Australia

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Dutton should learn to live with lawyers helping in matters of life and death - The Guardian


The Guardian

Dutton should learn to live with lawyers helping in matters of life and death
The Guardian
Lawyers who defend asylum seekers, the immigration minister believes, are “un-Australian”. Peter Dutton is not the first minister to level criticism at asylum seeker advocates. But history shows that things could – and should – have turned out very ...

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Originally Published here: Dutton should learn to live with lawyers helping in matters of life and death - The Guardian

BE GLAD IT WAS THE BRITISH - Herald Sun (blog)


BE GLAD IT WAS THE BRITISH
Herald Sun (blog)
Leo Maglen asks: what do the activists think would have happened to Aboriginal Australia if the British had NOT colonised the continent. Be grateful, because there is no way a land occupied by tribes with no technology and an essentially Stone Age ...



Originally Published here: BE GLAD IT WAS THE BRITISH - Herald Sun (blog)

Six Chinese men reach Australia by boat, intercepted by Border Force - The Sydney Morning Herald


The Sydney Morning Herald

Six Chinese men reach Australia by boat, intercepted by Border Force
The Sydney Morning Herald
One of the Chinese men and the Papua New Guinean man were arrested and charged with aggravated people smuggling, contrary to Section 233C.1 of the Migration Act. The pair appeared in a Cairns court over the weekend and remain in custody.

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Originally Published here: Six Chinese men reach Australia by boat, intercepted by Border Force - The Sydney Morning Herald

Six Chinese men reach Australia by boat, intercepted by Border Force - Brisbane Times


Six Chinese men reach Australia by boat, intercepted by Border Force
Brisbane Times
Six Chinese men have successfully landed on Australian territory by boat, in an apparent blow to the Turnbull government's claims to have stopped the boats. Fairfax Media can reveal that a boat carrying six Chinese nationals and an alleged Papua New ...

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Originally Published here: Six Chinese men reach Australia by boat, intercepted by Border Force - Brisbane Times

CBS Plans To Acquire Australian Network -- WSJ - Fox Business


CBS Plans To Acquire Australian Network -- WSJ
Fox Business
SYDNEY -- U.S. media company CBS Corp. plans to acquire Australian broadcaster Ten Network Holdings Ltd., beating out a bid from Australian media moguls Bruce Gordon and Lachlan Murdoch for the company after it went into receivership. CBS's bid was ...

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Originally Published here: CBS Plans To Acquire Australian Network -- WSJ - Fox Business

Monday, August 28, 2017

'Extraordinary attack': Lawyers angry at Peter Dutton's 'Un-Australian' remark - SBS


SBS

'Extraordinary attack': Lawyers angry at Peter Dutton's 'Un-Australian' remark
SBS
The nation's peak legal body has hit out at Immigration Minister Peter Dutton for claiming lawyers who represent certain asylum seekers are un-Australian. Mr Dutton's comments around the issue came while discussing the federal government's plans to ...
Australia is bankrupting its standing with 'deportation by destitution' policyUNSW Newsroom
Asylum seekers to face loss of income supportStarts at 60

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Originally Published here: 'Extraordinary attack': Lawyers angry at Peter Dutton's 'Un-Australian' remark - SBS

Peru Sees 'Ambitious' Trade Deal with Australia as Early as 2018 - Voice of America


Voice of America

Peru Sees 'Ambitious' Trade Deal with Australia as Early as 2018
Voice of America
Peru's trade ministry said last month that rules of origin, migration and e-commerce were also under discussion and that Peru was eager to increase agricultural exports to Australia while spurring trade of mining and other professional services ...

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Originally Published here: Peru Sees 'Ambitious' Trade Deal with Australia as Early as 2018 - Voice of America

The end of the great Australian dream: Young property buyers won't be able to get onto the property ladder for 40 ... - Daily Mail


Daily Mail

The end of the great Australian dream: Young property buyers won't be able to get onto the property ladder for 40 ...
Daily Mail
A new report by the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) says the great Australian dream of owning a home is over for many people. The report, released on Tuesday, claims the federal government urgently needs to build 20,000 new ...

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Originally Published here: The end of the great Australian dream: Young property buyers won't be able to get onto the property ladder for 40 ... - Daily Mail

The end of the great Australian dream: Young property buyers won't be able to get onto the property ladder for 40 ... - Daily Mail


Daily Mail

The end of the great Australian dream: Young property buyers won't be able to get onto the property ladder for 40 ...
Daily Mail
A new report by the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) says the great Australian dream of owning a home is over for many people. The report, released on Tuesday, claims the federal government urgently needs to build 20,000 new ...
CEDA: Housing bubble to run another 40 yearsMacroBusiness (blog)

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Originally Published here: The end of the great Australian dream: Young property buyers won't be able to get onto the property ladder for 40 ... - Daily Mail

Australia is bankrupting its standing with 'deportation by destitution' policy - UNSW Newsroom


UNSW Newsroom

Australia is bankrupting its standing with 'deportation by destitution' policy
UNSW Newsroom
Earlier this year, the United Nations Human Rights Council heard evidence of "deteriorating mental health, homelessness and destitution" among asylum seekers living in the Australian community. Special Rapporteur for the human rights of migrants ...
Asylum seekers to face loss of income supportStarts at 60

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Originally Published here: Australia is bankrupting its standing with 'deportation by destitution' policy - UNSW Newsroom

Australia is bankrupting its standing with 'deportation by destitution' policy - Brisbane Times


Australia is bankrupting its standing with 'deportation by destitution' policy
Brisbane Times
Earlier this year, the United Nations Human Rights Council heard evidence of "deteriorating mental health, homelessness and destitution" among asylum seekers living in the Australian community. Special Rapporteur for the human rights of migrants ...

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Originally Published here: Australia is bankrupting its standing with 'deportation by destitution' policy - Brisbane Times

CBS to Buy Australian Broadcaster Ten Network - Fox Business


Washington Post

CBS to Buy Australian Broadcaster Ten Network
Fox Business
The acquisition comes as traditional broadcasters face an audience migration to online streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon, and others, threatening advertising revenue. In the latest quarter ended in June, CBS reported better-than-expected ...
No issues for WIN in US purchase of Channel TenIllawarra Mercury

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Originally Published here: CBS to Buy Australian Broadcaster Ten Network - Fox Business

Australia is bankrupting its standing with 'deportation by destitution' policy - The Sydney Morning Herald


Australia is bankrupting its standing with 'deportation by destitution' policy
The Sydney Morning Herald
Earlier this year, the United Nations Human Rights Council heard evidence of "deteriorating mental health, homelessness and destitution" among asylum seekers living in the Australian community. Special Rapporteur for the human rights of migrants ...

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Originally Published here: Australia is bankrupting its standing with 'deportation by destitution' policy - The Sydney Morning Herald

Sunday, August 27, 2017

Migration memories of moving to regional Australia tell of obstacles and acceptance - ABC Local


ABC Local

Migration memories of moving to regional Australia tell of obstacles and acceptance
ABC Local
The stories of some of the migrants who have chosen a home in central western NSW tell of overcoming struggles to successfully settle in, such as Pakistani-born Dure Nayab. "I'm really grateful that I came to Australia," the university student said. "I ...



Originally Published here: Migration memories of moving to regional Australia tell of obstacles and acceptance - ABC Local

No issues for WIN in US purchase of Channel Ten - Illawarra Mercury


Illawarra Mercury

No issues for WIN in US purchase of Channel Ten
Illawarra Mercury
“The television landscape is now fought on Australian content and while it's always been a factor there's been a very rapid migration to Australian content being the be-all and end-all in the last three or four years.” He added that CBS would be ...

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Originally Published here: No issues for WIN in US purchase of Channel Ten - Illawarra Mercury

A Global Compact on Refugees: The role of Australia - The Interpreter


A Global Compact on Refugees: The role of Australia
The Interpreter
[1] I provide an overview of the process for negotiating the Refugee Compact to identify entry points for Australia, noting that these are more limited for the Refugee Compact than for the Migration Compact, but also that input in each compact should ...



Originally Published here: A Global Compact on Refugees: The role of Australia - The Interpreter

Deported: Crime blitz sees record number of foreign crooks booted - Herald Sun


Herald Sun

Deported: Crime blitz sees record number of foreign crooks booted
Herald Sun
“Together with the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, we have been working very closely with state police to intentionally target those senior office holders, such as sergeant at arms, treasurers and presidents, that aren't Australian ...



Originally Published here: Deported: Crime blitz sees record number of foreign crooks booted - Herald Sun

'We've found the missing 20000 years': crucial piece in human migration puzzle - Brisbane Times


'We've found the missing 20000 years': crucial piece in human migration puzzle
Brisbane Times
This month, the peer-reviewed journal published the paper and beneath its dry, technical prose lies a ripping yarn involving modern Australian science, treks through Indonesian rainforests, a dogged refusal to take no for an answer, and a fax machine.



Originally Published here: 'We've found the missing 20000 years': crucial piece in human migration puzzle - Brisbane Times

Trail of graves await migrants in Sahara Desert trek to new life - The Australian


The Australian

Trail of graves await migrants in Sahara Desert trek to new life
The Australian
Thirty-six migrants and refugees from across sub-Saharan Africa had been stuffed into the back of a Toyota Hilux by a gang smuggling them to Libya. In the searing heat, several died along away. The traffickers did not want to carry the corpses with ...



Originally Published here: Trail of graves await migrants in Sahara Desert trek to new life - The Australian

UK migration hits three year low as Britain reveals student overstayers are miniscule - Brisbane Times


UK migration hits three year low as Britain reveals student overstayers are miniscule
Brisbane Times
Britain's high immigration figures were at the heart of the EU referendum campaign, with Leavers vowing to "take back control" and UKIP pushing for Britain to adopt an Australian-style points-based system favouring skilled migrants, an idea the Tories ...

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Originally Published here: UK migration hits three year low as Britain reveals student overstayers are miniscule - Brisbane Times

Saturday, August 26, 2017

Millions missing in Chinese visa fraud racket - The Sydney Morning Herald


The Sydney Morning Herald

Millions missing in Chinese visa fraud racket
The Sydney Morning Herald
Chinese-Australian businessman Teddy Junus, pictured on stage with his daughter, allegedly made millions of dollars through a migration fraud scheme. Photo: Facebook. But several members of Sydney's Chinese community claim the million-dollar violin in ...

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Originally Published here: Millions missing in Chinese visa fraud racket - The Sydney Morning Herald