Dormant smuggling markets reopen
THE collapse of offshore processing appears to be reviving long-dormant smuggling markets.
Immigration
DPP policy gives Indonesian minors bail
FEDERAL prosecutors will no longer oppose bail for accused Indonesian people-smugglers who claim to be underage.
Newest centre ‘unfit for humans’
THE nation’s newest detention centre, 35km southeast of Darwin, is unfit for humans, according to refugee advocates.
Wrist x-ray accused ‘under 18’
A COURT has found a people-smuggler was probably under 18 when he was arrested despite a wrist x-ray indicating he was older.
Seizures highlight big boat strategy
PEOPLE-smugglers are cramming as many passengers as they can on asylum-seeker vessels, with two big boats intercepted overnight.
Serco ‘overwhelmed’ by detainee numbers
THE boss of detention-centre operator Serco says the firm was so “overstretched” it resorted to using admin staff as security guards during a riot.
Visa applicants hit as subsidies end
VISA applicants will pay an extra $613m in fees over the next four years as Labor struggles to deliver its promised budget surplus.
Asylum system swamped: riot inquiry
OVERCROWDING, poor security and a surge in asylum-seeker arrivals were behind the riots at detention centres.
Envoys to ease asylum-seeker burden
A REPORT into violent riots in detention centres has called for special envoys to help return failed asylum-seekers home.
Overcrowding caused detention riots
SEVERE overcrowding of Australia’s immigration detention network has been blamed for riots at Christmas Island and Villawood earlier this year.
People-smuggler cases to double
THE collapse of offshore processing threatens to strain law enforcement agencies to breaking point.
ABC’s crutches getting wobbly
CORRECTIONS by Labor and the IPCC have undermined the broadcaster’s credibility.
Labor rewinds asylum regime
LABOR will rewind Australia’s border protection policies to “pre-Tampa” days, returning to a uniform asylum-seeker processing regime.
Asylum seekers move into community
AT least 100 asylum seekers a month will move into community detention from today as Labor begins to empty detention centres.
Detainee to tell inquest of warning to guards
THE asylum-seeker who says he told guards the SIEV 221 was on its way hours before it crashed off Christmas Island will give evidence.
Week’s asylum-seeker tally at 339
SHORE-BASED radar on Christmas Island has detected the fourth asylum-seeker boat this week to be apprehended in Australian waters.
Asylum-seekers moved to detention ship
FORTY asylum-seekers and four crew detained off Ashmore Reef have been transferred to the detention ship Ocean Protector.
Radar missed asylum boat
A RADAR system installed on Christmas Island after last December’s shipwreck failed to detect a stricken asylum boat on Sunday
Labor lands on better policy
JULIA Gillard has found Labor’s conscience on asylum-seekers – moving to a system of onshore processing.
Key MP still undecided on asylum changes
WA Nationals MP Tony Crook says all offshore asylum-seeker processing could face legal challenge under current migration laws.
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