Immigration reform bill pushed in Australia Taipei Times 16.06.2005
A rebel government lawmaker pushed ahead yesterday with a move to ease controversial immigration detention laws after failing to reach an agreement with Prime Minister John Howard.
Australia gjennomgår omstridt asylpolitikk Vårt Land 26.05.2005
Australske myndigheter skal undersøke over 200 tilfeller der det er mistanke om at australske borgere urettmessig er blitt fengslet under landets strenge asyllover. Men regjeringen ønsker ingen endringer i asylpolitikken.
Australia in dock over detention of girl, 3 The Independent 06.05.2005
Australia's treatment of asylum-seekers is under scrutiny again after revelations about a three-year-old girl who suffered serious mental health problems after spending her life in mandatory detention.
Australsk lag utestengt etter tilskuerbråk Stavanger Aftenb 04.05.2005
Et australsk fotballag ble utestengt for resten av sesongen onsdag etter voldsomt tilskuerbråk med rasistiske undertoner.
Australia utviser egne statsborgere Nationen 02.05.2005
Australias regjering innrømmer at den ikke vet hvor det er blitt av en kvinnelig australsk statsborger som ble sendt ut av landet for fire år siden.
Police at Australian asylum rally BBC 29.03.2005
Protest at Woomera asylum detention centre Protesters have clashed with police at previous demonstrations. Riot police on horseback have been deployed at a protest by hundreds of people at Australia's biggest detention centre housing asylum seekers.
Australia løslater asylsøkere TV2 Nettavisen 25.03.2005
Australia løslater en liten gruppe asylsøkere som ikke fÃÂ¥r flyktningstatus i landet, men som ikke kan sendes tilbake til hjemlandet.
Landmark ruling on refugees Guardian 03.03.2005
Australia's tough asylum laws have been challenged in the high court, which found yesterday that the government was obliged to take in refugees facing persecution in their homeland.
What if another Tampa sailed into election 2004? The Age 09.08.2004
Three years ago the Tampa decided the election. This year it is not on the radar, reports Jason Koutsoukis.
Guilty pleas over racist graffiti The Australian 06.08.2004
Members of the neo-Nazi group Australian Nationalist Movement (ANM) have admitted their part in a campaign of racist graffiti in Perth. ANM members Daniel Tyrone Klavins and Frank James Lemin, and associate Benjamin Weerheym, today pleaded guilty to wilfully damaging numerous premises including a police station, a synagogue, kosher food store and a Chinese restaurant.
