Jail an option for deportee: Islamabad
THE fate of a Melbourne accounting student deported to Pakistan on security grounds remained unclear last night
Immigration
Bangladeshi student fears death penalty
A PhD student in Perth faces a possible death sentence in the Bangladesh High Court over a comment he made on Facebook.
Hygiene lessons for migrants
NEW immigrants should be taught about the Australian customs of wearing deodorant and waiting patiently in queues, the Coalition says.
Joint plan to disrupt people-smuggling
THE Australian and Indonesian governments are discussing “new mechanisms” to disrupt people-smuggling flows into their region.
Pakistani deportee’s ‘life in danger’
A RETIRED Pakistan Air Force officer whose son is to be deported from Australia today as a security threat says he fears for his safety.
Genetics ruling to see giant deported
IMMIGRATION Minister Chris Bowen has won Federal Court backing to consider genetic traits when deporting foreigners, citing a 2.1m tall, 200kg criminal’s “gigantism” as an unacceptable threat to the national interest.
Asylum boat adds to visa fears
INDONESIA’S plans to relax visa restrictions could lead to a sharp rise in the number of boatpeople coming to Australia.
Multicultural strategy ‘a failure’
THE Coalition says Labor’s multicultural strategy ignores the more than half of newly arrived immigrants who aren’t integrating.
Journalists bag union on asylum
THE journalists’ union has been condemned for failing to represent members over requirements on reporting on asylum-seekers.
Barnett urges asylum consensus
COLIN Barnett has urged the federal government and the opposition to reach agreement to begin processing asylum-seekers offshore
Indonesia change: more may take boats
TONY Abbott has warned that changes to Indonesia’s visa system could create a problem for Australia.
Talk of betrayal in asylum saga
MORE than two years on from their arrival in Indonesia, 40 Sri Lankan asylum-seekers continue to live in limbo.
Detainees tell of island punishment
DETAINEES have described punitive measures on Christmas Island, saying it is becoming a destination for naughty asylum-seekers.
Rule out permanent resettlement
MANY who take a soft line on boatpeople peddle false figures and absurd analogies.
Malaysia deal ducks rights scrutiny
NICOLA Roxon won’t say whether Labor’s deal to send asylum-seekers to Malaysia would have passed her own tough new human rights test.
Java survivor pleads for compassion
A SURVIVOR of the Java boat sinking says there is no easy way for Afghans to reach Australia legally.
Emigre in the eye of the storm
WHEN asylum-seekers on Christmas Island rioted in March, the Immigration Department’s communications manager, Sandi Logan, took command.
Privacy or censorship?
THE media are being given access to immigration detention centres, but only if they allow their work to be vetted.
No policy talks as boat flow resumes
TWO boats carrying a total of 51 asylum-seekers have become the first to arrive in Australian waters this year.
Carrot and stick control refugees
THE Immigration Department and its contractor, Serco, are stepping up a system of reward, incentive and punishment.
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