Monday, January 2, 2017

Tougher test to be a citizen mooted - The Australian - The Australian


The Australian

Tougher test to be a citizen mooted - The Australian
The Australian
An individuals dependence on welfare and their willingness to learn English are being promoted as key components of a tougher citizenship test that ...

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Tougher test to be a citizen mooted - The Australian


The Australian

Tougher test to be a citizen mooted
The Australian
The renewed focus on the character test comes as the government seeks to prevent terrorists from exploiting short-term migration pathways to Australia after a Tunisian migrant became the key suspect in an attack on a Berlin market last month, killing ...



Originally Published here: Tougher test to be a citizen mooted - The Australian

Sunday, January 1, 2017

Europe Migrant crisis: UK plans welfare crackdown - The Australian


The Australian

Europe Migrant crisis: UK plans welfare crackdown
The Australian
Now Mrs May is looking at resurrecting the idea and bringing EU migrants into line with those from outside Europe. A government source said that implementing the plan would be seen to make a difference. The change could relieve pressure on the ...

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Engineers imported from overseas as Australians struggle to find jobs - The Sydney Morning Herald


The Sydney Morning Herald

Engineers imported from overseas as Australians struggle to find jobs
The Sydney Morning Herald
The government said it wanted to strengthen Australia's skilled migration program to ensure "overseas workers supplement rather than provide a substitute for Australian workers". Mr Dutton said the review would ensure that "Australian workers have ...

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How are Australia's Syrian refugees coping? - BBC News - BBC News


BBC News

How are Australia's Syrian refugees coping? - BBC News
BBC News
Australia has resettled about half of the 12,000 refugees it agreed to take in over the past 13 months from the conflict in Syria, but how are they adapting to life in ...

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How are Australia's Syrian refugees coping? - BBC News


BBC News

How are Australia's Syrian refugees coping?
BBC News
"If we get this programme right, [it allows us] to say to the Australian people that we may want to expand this programme," Immigration Minister Peter Dutton told local media. "If people have faith in the integrity of the process, then it does give the ...

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Originally Published here: How are Australia's Syrian refugees coping? - BBC News

Cabinet papers 1992-93: immigration minister Gerry Hand orders 'boat people' be detained - The Australian


Cabinet papers 1992-93: immigration minister Gerry Hand orders 'boat people' be detained
The Australian
The cabinet papers show that “as a matter of urgency”, cabinet agreed in April 1992 to amend the migration act to require mandatory detention of “persons who have arrived in Australia by boat since 20 November, 1989, or who arrive in Australia before 1 ...
Keating minister said Australia could be 'easy target' for asylum ...The Guardian

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Originally Published here: Cabinet papers 1992-93: immigration minister Gerry Hand orders 'boat people' be detained - The Australian