Tag: migrate to australia
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Chinese migration agent’s OZ licence culled
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Australia’s immigration authority has cancelled the licence of a Chinese immigration agent, following “a number of complaints about applications for protection visas”. The Sydney-based migration agent failed in her bid to have a decision to cancel her registration overturned, with the Administrative Review Tribunal (AAT) confirming the decision by the Office…
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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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Detaining refugees is ineffective – expert
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New Zealand Government’s proposed group detention policy appears to be following the failed policies of Australia, says an international authority on detained asylum seekers. Professor Derrick Silove  is in New Zealand to warn New Zealand politicians they have a lot to learn from failures across the Tasman. “Instead of providing rehabilitation…
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Unregistered migration agent fined
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An Australian citizen has been fined $12,000 by a Perth court for providing immigration assistance while not a registered migration agent. The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) says the sentence sends a strong warning that illegal operators in the migration industry will not be tolerated. Pacita Boynes, who was…