Number of boat arrivals tops 6,000 for year Updated July 19, 2012 10:56:51 Related Story: Asylum seekers arrested on Javanese beach Related Story: ‘Hundreds will drown’ unless smugglers are stopped Related Story: Soldiers arrested while escorting asylum seekers Map: Christmas Island 6798 Immigration Department figures show more than 6,000 asylum seekers have arrived by boat Continue Reading →
Asylum seeker numbers rising fast Ben Doherty SOUTH ASIA CORRESPONDENT July 2, 2012 – 7:26PM Read later A SURGE in the number of Sri Lankan asylum seekers reaching Australia by boat over the past three weeks – treble the number that arrived over all of last year – has seen arrival numbers surpass 2009, when Continue Reading →
As Greens Senator Sarah Hanson Young stated. ” WHAT HAVE WE BECOME- WHERE IS OUR COMPASSION???? Fair enough comment. If any more die the Govt. and most MP/s will take their full share of the blame and shame for the negativity they have displayed. What is human life worth???? An agreed policy is urgently needed. Continue Reading →
Houston confident of finding asylum policy ‘high ground’ Mark Colvin, ABCUpdated June 30, 2012, 3:29 am tweet0 Email Print Former Defence Force chief Angus Houston says he is “under no illusions” as to how challenging his task will be to navigate a way through the border protection policy impasse. On Thursday the Senate struck down Continue Reading →
Greens want refugee intake to be 25,000 AAPUpdated June 25, 2012, 9:34 am tweet0 Email Print AP © Enlarge photo The Australian Greens want the country to almost double its annual humanitarian refugee intake. Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young said the minor party does not want people to make the dangerous sea journey to Australia. Instead Continue Reading →
Spotlight on … Thank you Australia – 2011 Census data now available! Thank you Australia for taking part in the 2011 Census! We have finished processing the data and are pleased to announce that it’s now available to access free of charge. Check out the QuickStats product to get information about your local area, your Continue Reading →