Asylum boats log navy’s patrols
ASYLUM-SEEKER vessels can identify and track the movements of Australian navy patrol boats as they approach Christmas Island.
Immigration
Afghan man beaten in Indonesian centre
THE Australian government is seeking clarification from Indonesia about the apparent fatal beating and torture of an Afghan asylum-seeker.
Migration appeals ‘waste court resources’
A JUDGE has called on the government to limit access for migration appeals to prevent the courts being clogged
Abbott issues boatpeople challenge to PM
THE Coalition has challenged Julia Gillard to test her authority as Prime Minister by introducing her Malaysia Solution bill into parliament.
Exodus follows typhoid scare
IMMIGRATION will begin moving hundreds of asylum-seekers from Christmas Island to the mainland from tomorrow after a typhoid scare
Typhoid fears halt asylum transfers
THE detection of typhoid on Christmas Island has prompted the government to halt flights bringing boatpeople to the mainland.
AFP lashed over asylum wreck
THE West Australian Coroner has launched an attack on the Australian Federal Police over the Christmas Island boat tragedy.
Police slammed for asylum deaths
WA’s coroner has criticised the Australian Federal Police’s lack of preparation for an emergency on Christmas Island.
Boat survivors could sue for compo
SURVIVORS from the 2010 boat crash at Christmas Island could have grounds to lodge compensation claims.
Smugglers take advantage of weather
THREE boats carrying almost 250 asylum-seekers have arrived in 24 hours.
Two asylum boats carrying 200 halted
AUTHORITIES have intercepted two boats in Australian waters carrying almost 200 suspected asylum-seekers.
Two asylum boats carrying 200 stopped
AUTHORITIES have intercepted two boats in Australian waters carrying almost 200 suspected asylum-seekers.
Navy intercepts two new asylum boats
AUTHORITIES have intercepted two boats in Australian waters carrying almost 200 suspected asylum-seekers.
Boat lifts asylum tally near 1000
ALMOST 1000 asylum-seekers have arrived in Australia this year, as maritime authorities picked up the seventh boat in 10 days.
Change of leaders to signal new asylum path
KEVIN Rudd has expressed deep discomfort with Labor’s right turn on asylum-seekers, saying it has damaged Australia’s reputation.
Navy rushes to aid asylum-seeker boat
A NAVY ship last night arrived to the aid of an asylum-seeker boat north of Christmas Island.
Two boats, as smuggling restarts
TWO boats carrying almost 200 asylum-seekers have arrived within a few hours of each other.
Chief judge slams crew sentences
WA Chief Justice Wayne Martin has become the most senior judge to condemn mandatory sentences for boat crew.
Independent bid shot down
THE Coalition has shot down an attempt by independent Rob Oakeshott to secure a political consensus to revive offshore processing
Call to ban X-rays on child boat crew
CHILDREN’S commissioners have called on the government to abandon the use of X-rays to determine the age of accused people-smugglers.
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