Archive for the 'Christmas Island' Category
Govt quiet on Christmas Island detention
The federal government is under pressure to come clean on how many asylum seekers are expected to be sent to the Christmas Island detention centre amid reports that plans are afoot to expand accommodation. The opposition has called on the government …
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Pressure over Christmas Island expansion
THE Federal Government is under pressure to come clean on how many asylum seekers are expected to be sent to the Christmas Island detention centre amid reports that plans are afoot to expand accommodation. The Opposition has called on the Government …
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Christmas Island filling up as another boatload arrives
FRANTIC construction work is under way to erect extra tents on Christmas Island, with the government barely a boatload away from failing to honour an election promise to process asylum seekers offshore. Immigration Minister Chris Evans has long said …
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Asylum seeker boat intercepted en route to Christmas Island
THE Australian navy has intercepted a boat believed to contain 57 asylum seekers on approach to Christmas Island. Home Affairs Minister Brendan O’Connor said HMAS Wollongong, operating under the control of Border Protection Command, intercepted the …
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Asylum seeker boat found off Christmas Island
A boat carrying 45 asylum seekers has been intercepted off Australia’s north west coast. Border protection authorities found the boat about five nautical miles west of Christmas Island overnight. Those on board will be taken to the island for …
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Rice built life, company from scratch
(This is the second installment of a profile on Dave Rice. The first part ran on page A9 in the Feb. 18 issue of the Marco Island Sun Times.) To recap In an odyssey that has spanned five decades, the affable Mr. Marco has been such a pillar of this …
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An end to Sydney’s transport lost years?
So we finally have a metropolitan transport plan for Sydney that seems to make sense: heavy rail to the north-west and south-west, extended light rail, express trains to the west, and no metro. The plan is a powerful recognition of the people’s input …
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Desmond Morris: The day I nearly blew up David Attenborough…and how …
We all have childhood ambitions. At 14, what I wanted more than anything in the world was to become a drummer in a jazz band. Like most children, I failed to realise my dream and my life took an entirely different course. I did, however, have another …
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Line dancing classes for Christmas Island detainees
The Immigration Minister has faced questioning about whether dance classes are still being offered to asylum seekers on Christmas Island. Liberal Senator Gary Humphries used a Senate estimates hearing last night to find out what recreational …
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Coast Guard cutter reaches disabled fishing vessel
HONOLULU … Officials said Tuesday that the Alex Haley was en route to Christmas Island in the Republic of Kiribati, where the two will be medically evacuated. The cutter, home-ported in Kodiak, Alaska, reached the Hou Chun 11 early Tuesday, the day …
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