External Territories of Australia

Labor slow on asylum claims

smh.com.au     yesterday          

LABOR is failing to comply with legal deadlines for deciding whether to allow asylum seekers to stay, despite having criticised the Coalition's treatment of people claiming refugee status. Figures tabled in Parliament this...                    

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Sony BMG Masterworks Announces New Christmas CD by Kristin Chenoweth

earthtimes.org     21-Aug-2008   1 related          

NEW YORK, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 14, 2008 Sony BMG Masterworks will release KRISTIN CHENOWETH's new Christmas CD A LOVELY WAY TO SPEND CHRISTMAS. For her third album, Chenoweth covers a wide range of Christmas songs...                    

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Christmas Island detention centre inspected

andrewbartlett.com     21-Aug-2008          

After many years and hundreds of millions of dollars, the new immigration jail detention centre on Christmas Island has finally been completed – and of course stands empty. A range of community based human rights organisations...                    

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Refugee centre is more like a prison

brisbanetimes.com.au     16-Aug-2008   4 related          

REFUGEE advocates who have toured Australia's new immigration detention centre on Christmas Island say it is "extremely harsh". The Federal Government has softened immigration laws so that fewer asylum seekers will be detained,...                    

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Oceans On The Precipice Of Mass Extinctions And Rise Of Slime

terradaily.com     15-Aug-2008   35 related          

San Diego CA (SPX) Aug 15, 2008 - Human activities are cumulatively driving the health of the world's oceans down a rapid spiral, and only prompt and wholesale changes will slow or perhaps ultimately reverse the catastrophic...                    

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Army chiefs admit servicemen's radiation exposure

fijitimes.com     12-Aug-2008          

BRITISH defence chiefs have admitted servicemen were exposed to dangerous radiation levels during nuclear tests in Australia and the South Pacific in the 1950s. The admission, after years of denial, features in papers filed in...                    

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AUSTRALIA: 'Refugee Detention Reforms Fine - More Needed'

ipsnews.net     12-Aug-2008   1 related          

By Stephen de Tarczynski MELBOURNE, Aug 12 (IPS) - While refugee advocates have welcomed recent changes to the government’s policy of mandatory detention of unauthorised arrivals to Australia, they argue that reforms should go...                    

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Christian Science Monitor / Australia no longer to detain asylum seekers

educationsansfrontieres.org     08-Aug-2008          

As immigrants from Iraq and Afghanistan pour into the country, human rights groups praise the new policy. But critics say it will undermine national security. Source : http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0730/p99s01-duts.html By...                    

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Indonesia, Australia complete border security alert computer project

antara.co.id     07-Aug-2008          

Indonesian Minister for Law and Human Rights Andi Matalatta and visiting Australian Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Senator Chris Evans on Wednesday announced the successful implementation of a major border movement...                    

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Young World Quiz (August 5, 2008)

hindu.com     05-Aug-2008          

1. Simple one to start with. The first human to set foot on moon celebrates his birthday on this date. Name the living legend. 2. For which 1908 novel is author Kenneth Graham best known? 3. The glamorous Hollywood actress born...                    

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