Australia Immigration
Canberra signals immigration move
Australia accepts Burmese refugees from Nauru, signalling a shift in the controversial 'Pacific Solution' policy.
Ref. https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/a...fic/7135806.stm
It's about time they reversed this cruel policy. If there is one issue the new government can't do any worse in than the Howard regime it is immigration.
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Grants or deportation for asylum seekers
Local Australia News
The federal government is offering asylum seekers threatened with deportation to Malaysia up to $4000 in grants to return home instead.
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald National Headlines
Boat refugees will be assessed as air arrivals
Local Australia News
ASYLUM seekers arriving by boat will be assessed for refugee status in the same system as air arrivals from Saturday, as the federal government removes one of the last vestiges of the Howard government's Pacific Solution.
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald National Headlines