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Indian Asylum-Seeker Sets Refugee Camp On Fire At Port Near Australia
An Indian man who tried to kill himself by setting fire to his room at a refugee camp in Papua New Guinea faces charges of arson and attempted suicide, the police said. Asylum seeker Ravinder Singh, in his 30s, locked himself in a shipping container room at a camp on Manus Island on Friday and started a blaze that engulfed two other rooms before be...
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Afghan Charged Over Smuggling Asylum-Seekers To Australia
An Afghan man who reportedly made millions of dollars smuggling asylum-seekers to Australia by boat has been extradited from Indonesia and charged with 10 offences, Australian police said on Friday.
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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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US To Resettle Australia's Refugees Languishing On Islands
The United States has agreed to resettle an unspecified number of refugees languishing in Pacific island camps in a deal that is expected to inspire more asylum seekers to attempt to reach Australia by boat, officials said on Sunday.
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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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Papua New Guinea, Australia Agree To Close Detention Center
Papua New Guinea and Australia said today they have agreed to close a detention center on Manus Island for asylum seekers but they offered no details on when it will happen or on the fate of the 850 men being held there.
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Australian Minister Peter Dutton Accuses Asylum-Seekers Of Sex Assault Lies
Asylum-seekers are faking sexual assault claims in a bid to seek refugee status in Australia, the immigration minister said today, after leaked reports detailed abuse allegations at a Nauru detention camp.
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Australia Says 28 Asylum Seeker Boats Have Been Turned Back
The Australian government says it has turned back 28 boats to prevent asylum seekers from reaching Australia during three years in power, with the latest carrying 21 Vietnamese intercepted this month.
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New Zealand Offers To Take Australia's Unwanted Refugees
New Zealand's prime minister said on Friday that his country was prepared to accept some asylum seekers Australia has sent to detention camps on impoverished Pacific island nations, though there appeared to be little chance Australia would take up the offer.
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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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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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Australia, Philippines Negotiating Asylum Seeker Transfer Deal
Australia is negotiating a deal with the Philippines to transfer asylum seekers being held indefinitely in controversial detention centres on remote, impoverished islands, Australia's immigration minister said on Friday.
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Australia Considering Other Nations for Asylum-Seekers
Australia said today it is seeking new countries to resettle refugees in after confirming only four people have moved to Cambodia, which has agreed to accept refugees in exchange for aid.
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Australia PM Malcolm Turnbull Admits 'Concerns' About Asylum Seeker Camps
Australia's new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull today admitted he had concerns about asylum seekers being held in Pacific island camps, but gave no indication of immediate change to the hardline policy.
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Indian Asylum-Seeker Sets Refugee Camp On Fire At Port Near Australia
An Indian man who tried to kill himself by setting fire to his room at a refugee camp in Papua New Guinea faces charges of arson and attempted suicide, the police said. Asylum seeker Ravinder Singh, in his 30s, locked himself in a shipping container room at a camp on Manus Island on Friday and started a blaze that engulfed two other rooms before be...
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Afghan Charged Over Smuggling Asylum-Seekers To Australia
An Afghan man who reportedly made millions of dollars smuggling asylum-seekers to Australia by boat has been extradited from Indonesia and charged with 10 offences, Australian police said on Friday.
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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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US To Resettle Australia's Refugees Languishing On Islands
The United States has agreed to resettle an unspecified number of refugees languishing in Pacific island camps in a deal that is expected to inspire more asylum seekers to attempt to reach Australia by boat, officials said on Sunday.
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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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Papua New Guinea, Australia Agree To Close Detention Center
Papua New Guinea and Australia said today they have agreed to close a detention center on Manus Island for asylum seekers but they offered no details on when it will happen or on the fate of the 850 men being held there.
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Australian Minister Peter Dutton Accuses Asylum-Seekers Of Sex Assault Lies
Asylum-seekers are faking sexual assault claims in a bid to seek refugee status in Australia, the immigration minister said today, after leaked reports detailed abuse allegations at a Nauru detention camp.
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Australia Says 28 Asylum Seeker Boats Have Been Turned Back
The Australian government says it has turned back 28 boats to prevent asylum seekers from reaching Australia during three years in power, with the latest carrying 21 Vietnamese intercepted this month.
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New Zealand Offers To Take Australia's Unwanted Refugees
New Zealand's prime minister said on Friday that his country was prepared to accept some asylum seekers Australia has sent to detention camps on impoverished Pacific island nations, though there appeared to be little chance Australia would take up the offer.
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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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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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Australia, Philippines Negotiating Asylum Seeker Transfer Deal
Australia is negotiating a deal with the Philippines to transfer asylum seekers being held indefinitely in controversial detention centres on remote, impoverished islands, Australia's immigration minister said on Friday.
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Australia Considering Other Nations for Asylum-Seekers
Australia said today it is seeking new countries to resettle refugees in after confirming only four people have moved to Cambodia, which has agreed to accept refugees in exchange for aid.
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Australia PM Malcolm Turnbull Admits 'Concerns' About Asylum Seeker Camps
Australia's new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull today admitted he had concerns about asylum seekers being held in Pacific island camps, but gave no indication of immediate change to the hardline policy.
