Tag: Immigration
Riff Raff gets NZ residency
Rocky Horror creator granted residency in New Zealand after waging a lengthy battle with immigration.[MORE]
Sarkozy threatens to strip nationality from immigrants
President Nicolas Sarkozy says he wants to strip French nationality from immigrants if they kill or try to kill police or public officials.[MORE]
Magistrate to inspect detention centre
A magistrate will travel to Christmas Island this week to inspect the detention centre where eight Sri Lankan asylum seekers are alleged to have taken part in a riot.[MORE]
Navy boards boat off Ashmore Islands
A boat carrying 60 passengers and two crew has been boarded by the Navy north of Ashmore Islands.[MORE]
Afghan protesters feared detention trickery
An asylum seeker advocate says Afghan men who protested at Darwin's Detention Centre believed they were being taken back to Afghanistan.[MORE]
Coalition pledges to prioritise detention security
The Northern Territory Country Liberals Senator Nigel Scullion says if the Coalition wins Federal Government it would immediately increase security at Darwin's detention centre.[MORE]
AFP won't explain why Indonesians left to languish
Police are yet to explain why accused Indonesian people smugglers have been held without charge for up to nine months [MORE]
Navy intercepts asylum boat
An asylum seeker boat has been intercepted in waters north of Christmas Island this morning.[MORE]
Immigration 'trying to deceive Australia' over Curtin move
An asylum seeker advocate has ridiculed Immigration's explanation over why it moved Afghans who broke out of the Darwin detention centre.[MORE]
German Bundesbank wants 'racist' banker fired
Germany's central bank is calling on the country's president to fire one of its board members after he called immigrants unproductive and said that Jews had a special "gene."[MORE]
US sues Arizona sheriff in immigration probe
The US Justice Department is suing an Arizona sheriff for refusing to cooperate with its investigation into allegations the sheriff discriminates against Hispanics in his program to crack down on illegal immigrants.[MORE]
Water not withheld from Darwin detainees: police
Police have denied withholding food and water as part of negotiation tactics to stop Afghan asylum seekers protesting in Darwin.[MORE]
Darwin detention protesters moved to WA
The Immigration Department has confirmed that a group of Afghan asylum seekers who broke out of the Darwin immigration detention centre yesterday will be taken to the Curtin detention centre in Western Australia.[MORE]
Counselling for traumatised refugee children
Curtin University researchers are developing an educational program to help child refugees who have been traumatised by war.[MORE]
Asylum-seeker rhetoric blamed for slump in student visas
The National Tertiary Education Union is concerned about a big fall in the number of international students wanting to study in Australia.[MORE]
Asylum seekers 'pushed through electric fence'
Asylum seekers were able to break out of Darwin's detention centre even though the electrified perimeter fence was turned on.[MORE]
Coalition's plan for safe-haven visa under fire
The Federal Government says the Coalition is wrong to suggest it could reintroduce a form of temporary protection visas without the authorisation of Parliament.[MORE]
Police end asylum seeker stand-off
Authorities are deciding whether to charge about 80 asylum seekers who staged a mass protest after escaping from Darwin's immigration detention centre.[MORE]
Another asylum boat found off Christmas Island
The Navy has intercepted a boat carrying 84 asylum seekers and three crew near Christmas Island this morning.[MORE]
Asylum seekers stage break-out protest
More than 90 Afghan asylum seekers have broken out of the Darwin detention centre and are holding a mass protest.[MORE]
Greens compare Darwin centre to Gitmo
The Greens say the Federal Government is inviting accusations that it is running a Guantanamo Bay-like regime.[MORE]
Asylum boat intercepted by Navy
The Navy has intercepted an asylum seeker boat in waters north of Christmas Island.[MORE]
Being shot better than detention, rioters say
Accused people smugglers protesting at the Darwin Detention Centre would rather die than be detained, Indonesian consulate says.[MORE]
Police probe detention centre riot
Police are investigating the cause of yesterday's riot at the Darwin Detention Centre.[MORE]
Guard injured in detention centre riot
A guard has been injured during a riot at the Darwin Detention Centre led by men being held for alleged people smuggling.[MORE]
