Tag: asylum seekers in australia
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81 Iranians told ‘No place in Australia’
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The Australian government has told 81 Iranian asylum seekers that they will not be allowed to settle in Australia. The people who arrived by boat at Christmas Island over the weekend are coming to the realisation their dangerous journey has been futile. The 81 Iranians were told by the Immigration…
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New Zealand seeks power to detain asylum seekers
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A country with a good track record of implementing positive refugee policy is set to become more stern towards asylum-seekers – a proposed move that is already attracting criticism. New Zealand faces an ongoing risk of a mass arrival of illegal migrants, says a policy statement in the Immigration Amendment…