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US President Donald Trump Says To Study 'Dumb' Refugee Deal With Australia
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will review a "dumb deal" to take hundreds of Australian asylum seekers after the Washington Post reported he had angrily berated Australia's prime minister and abruptly ended a tense telephone call.
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UN Report Slams Nauru For Failure To Protect Refugee Children
A United Nations report has slammed the tiny-Pacific island nation of Nauru for it's failure to protect asylum seeker children from sexual abuse inside the country's Australian-run detention centre.
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Controversial Minister To Become Australia's Rights Envoy
The former Australian immigration minister who began the widely condemned policy of sending asylum seekers to Pacific island detention camps will become Australia's first special envoy for human rights, the government said today.
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Australia Defends Immigration Policy Against UN Criticism
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has defended Australia's hardline policy on asylum-seekers against criticism from the United Nations, particularly from countries such as North Korea.
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Australian Asylum Policies Under Fire at UN Rights Review
Australia was criticised on Monday at the United Nations for its offshore processing of asylum claims, detention of child migrants and reports it had sent back legitimate refugees.
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Asylum Seeker's Rape Claims Overshadow Australia's Bid for UN Rights Body
Australia's hardline immigration policies overshadowed the launch of its bid to join the UN Human Rights Council today, with the government and rights lawyers arguing bitterly over a pregnant Somali asylum-seeker who claims she was raped.
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Indonesia to Probe Claims Australia Paid Boat to Turn Back
Jakarta vowed today to investigate allegations Australian authorities paid thousands of dollars for a boat carrying 65 asylum seekers to return to Indonesia, as police said an Australian official had questioned the migrants
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Asylum Seekers File Lawsuit Against Australian Government
Asylum seekers held on remote Christmas Island are suing the Australian government for failing to provide adequate health care, piling more pressure on Canberra over its controversial policy of detaining children.
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Australia Defends Detention of Child Asylum Seekers
Australia's immigration minister defended his country's tough policies on asylum seekers on Friday, saying measures including the detention of children and denial of permanent visas were needed to stop dangerous people-smuggling ventures.
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Australian Court Grants Brief Respite to 153 Sri Lanka Asylum Seekers
Australia's High Court has temporarily blocked the government from handing to Sri Lanka 153 asylum seekers intercepted at sea, amid growing international objections to the country's tough immigration policies.
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Sri Lanka Asylum Seekers Returned by Australia Face 'Rigorous Imprisonment'
Forty-one Sri Lankan asylum seekers returned by Australia are to be charged with leaving the country illegally and those found guilty face "rigorous imprisonment", police said on Monday, fuelling concerns about Australian policy and rights abuses in Sri Lanka.
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Australia rejects claims that navy mistreated asylum seekers
Australia on Wednesday rejected claims by a group of asylum seekers that they were beaten and suffered burns while being returned to Indonesia by the Australian navy under a policy that has strained ties between the countries.
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US President Donald Trump Says To Study 'Dumb' Refugee Deal With Australia
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will review a "dumb deal" to take hundreds of Australian asylum seekers after the Washington Post reported he had angrily berated Australia's prime minister and abruptly ended a tense telephone call.
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UN Report Slams Nauru For Failure To Protect Refugee Children
A United Nations report has slammed the tiny-Pacific island nation of Nauru for it's failure to protect asylum seeker children from sexual abuse inside the country's Australian-run detention centre.
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Controversial Minister To Become Australia's Rights Envoy
The former Australian immigration minister who began the widely condemned policy of sending asylum seekers to Pacific island detention camps will become Australia's first special envoy for human rights, the government said today.
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Australia Defends Immigration Policy Against UN Criticism
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has defended Australia's hardline policy on asylum-seekers against criticism from the United Nations, particularly from countries such as North Korea.
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Australian Asylum Policies Under Fire at UN Rights Review
Australia was criticised on Monday at the United Nations for its offshore processing of asylum claims, detention of child migrants and reports it had sent back legitimate refugees.
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Asylum Seeker's Rape Claims Overshadow Australia's Bid for UN Rights Body
Australia's hardline immigration policies overshadowed the launch of its bid to join the UN Human Rights Council today, with the government and rights lawyers arguing bitterly over a pregnant Somali asylum-seeker who claims she was raped.
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Indonesia to Probe Claims Australia Paid Boat to Turn Back
Jakarta vowed today to investigate allegations Australian authorities paid thousands of dollars for a boat carrying 65 asylum seekers to return to Indonesia, as police said an Australian official had questioned the migrants
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Asylum Seekers File Lawsuit Against Australian Government
Asylum seekers held on remote Christmas Island are suing the Australian government for failing to provide adequate health care, piling more pressure on Canberra over its controversial policy of detaining children.
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Australia Defends Detention of Child Asylum Seekers
Australia's immigration minister defended his country's tough policies on asylum seekers on Friday, saying measures including the detention of children and denial of permanent visas were needed to stop dangerous people-smuggling ventures.
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Australian Court Grants Brief Respite to 153 Sri Lanka Asylum Seekers
Australia's High Court has temporarily blocked the government from handing to Sri Lanka 153 asylum seekers intercepted at sea, amid growing international objections to the country's tough immigration policies.
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Sri Lanka Asylum Seekers Returned by Australia Face 'Rigorous Imprisonment'
Forty-one Sri Lankan asylum seekers returned by Australia are to be charged with leaving the country illegally and those found guilty face "rigorous imprisonment", police said on Monday, fuelling concerns about Australian policy and rights abuses in Sri Lanka.
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Australia rejects claims that navy mistreated asylum seekers
Australia on Wednesday rejected claims by a group of asylum seekers that they were beaten and suffered burns while being returned to Indonesia by the Australian navy under a policy that has strained ties between the countries.
