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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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New Australia PM Defends Kiwi Crackdown on Maiden Trip
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull faced a grilling about his country's harsh immigration policies while visiting New Zealand on his first overseas trip since seizing power.
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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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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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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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New Australia PM Defends Kiwi Crackdown on Maiden Trip
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull faced a grilling about his country's harsh immigration policies while visiting New Zealand on his first overseas trip since seizing power.
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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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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.
