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Cultural Diversity News

Asylum seekers knew of plan to blow boat

Friday, 19 February 2010 11:00

It seems that many of the asylum seekers aboard a boat that exploded near Ashmore Reef killing five people were aware of a plan to set it alight.
But it may well be that no charges are laid because any one of 49 people on the boat could have ignited the fuel, causing the explosion.

SMH report 

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Spotlight falls on foreign worker issues

Thursday, 18 February 2010 14:29

Federal Immigration Minister Chris Evans says he is concerned about the large number of illegal workers found in rural areas.

Ninety illegal workers from Malaysia and Indonesia were detained at a caravan park at Mooroopna in northern Victoria yesterday.

ABC report 

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Iraqi refugees 'heading to Australia

Thursday, 18 February 2010 13:39

Dr Philip Marfleet, from the University of East London, says conditions for thousands of Iraqi refugees across the Middle East are growing worse by the day and he has called on Australia to increase its intake of Iraqi refugees to help ease the situation.

ABC report 

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Far-right British party welcomes Hanson

Wednesday, 17 February 2010 16:10

THE leader of the British National Party has declared that Pauline Hanson would not be regarded as an ''immigrant sponger'' if she moved to Britain, and if she wished to play a political role she would be ''very welcome''.

BNP leader Nick Griffin also said he felt sorry for Ms Hanson because she had been "forced out of her country by this politically correct intimidation and bullying".

Perth Now report 

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