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Boat intercepted with 55 aboard
Jakarta :: Indonesia | 21 days ago
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It is the 44th boat of suspected asylum seekers to arrive in Australian waters this year. Ashmore Islands, and is believed to be carrying 53 passengers and two crew, Home Affairs Minister Brendan O'Connor said in a statement. The group will be transferred...
Tags: Indonesian, Australian, asylum seekers, detention centre, lankan asylum, Christmas Island, prime minister, customs vessel, christmas islands, Kevin Rudd, Indonesia, Jakarta, Rudd, Bruce Haigh, John Howard, Members of the Australian House of Representatives, Prime Ministers of Australia, Politics, Siev 36, Suspected Illegal Entry Vessel, Immigration to Australia, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Refugee, Hospitality Recreation, Javanese people, SIEV X, Tampa affair, Simon Crean, Right of asylum, Demography, Pacific Solution, Forced migration, Refugees, Social Issues
Rudd unmoved as asylum impasse continues
Jakarta :: Indonesia | about 1 month ago
Credibility Mr Rudd again hit the airwaves this morning to shore up public support for the Government's border protection policies in the wake of this week's bad Newspoll result for Labor...With the 78 Sri Lankan asylum seekers now spending their 19th day on board...
Tags: Indonesian, sri lankan, Sri Lanka, asylum seekers, Australia, Mr Rudd, lankan asylum, christmas islands
Abbott blames Rudd for boat disaster
Sydney :: Australia | about 1 month ago
Credibility In a radio interview, Mr Abbott linked the tragedy to Kevin Rudd's border protection policy. "You look at this terrible tragedy that's unfolding in the Indian Ocean at the moment and you've got to say that this is a comprehensive failure and it's all...
Tags: Reserve Bank of Australia, National Australia Bank, Australian, christmas islands, Kevin Rudd, asylum seekers, Mr Rudd, IMF
Labor charged with mistreating boat people
Darwin :: Australia | about 1 month ago
Credibility THE Human Rights Commissioner, Catherine Branson, has criticised conditions on Christmas Island and demanded the Rudd Government stop detaining people there immediately. She also slammed the Government for its failure to overturn laws that excise thousands...
Tags: asylum seekers, christmas islands, Australian Human Rights Commission, Christmas Island
Australia intercepts 52 suspected asylum seekers
Canberra :: Australia | 3 months ago
Credibility The passengers and three crew were being transported to an Australian immigration detention camp on nearby Christmas Island, Home Affairs Minister Brendan O'Connor said in a statement...The incident Saturday comes just two weeks after a people-smuggling...
Government helps Christmas Island prepare for cruise ships
Sydney :: Australia | 6 months ago
Credibility The Minister for Home Affairs Bob Debus today announced the Christmas Island Tourism Association would receive $43,500 to support Christmas Island as a cruise ship destination under an Australian Government economic development funding program. Mr Debus...
Tags: christmas islands, Christmas Island Tourism Association, cruise ship
Sri Lankans seek asylum in Australia
The Australian Navy has intercepted one more boatload of Sri Lankans who were trying to enter Australia illegally. There were 32 of them in the boat and they were headed for the Christmas Islands. This was the 7th boat to arrive on Australian soil this...
Tags: australian navy, sri lankans, asylum seekers, christmas islands, people smugglers
Second illegal boat caught off Australia
Sydney :: Australia | about 1 year ago
Credibility The boat arrived at an offshore oil production storage facility in the Timor Sea this afternoon...Immigration Minister Chris Evans says it is not clear yet what country the people are from and whether they are seeking asylum. It is the second boat in...
Tags: Australian, Chris Evans, minister chris, immigration minister, Navy, christmas islands, suspected asylum, Christmas Island, skilled jobs
Arrivals prompt asylum warning
Melbourne :: Australia | about 1 year ago
Credibility The Australian has learned that some in the group, which was believed to include a child, were seasick and dehydrated when intercepted by the navy. Dubbo has indicated the group includes some Iraqis and Iranians...Customs is expected to receive the group...
Tags: christmas islands
Few details known about illegal boat: Evans
Sydney :: Australia | about 1 year ago
Credibility The Royal Australian Navy intercepted the boat carrying 14 people near Ashmore Islands, 320 kilometres off Australia's north-west coast...Senator Evans says the group of people will be held in detention while they undergo health, security, identity and...
Tags: Australia, Christmas Island, Ashmore Islands, Navy, christmas islands
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