Election focus on boats
| July 6th, 2010 | No Comments »PM toughens her stance on asylum seekers ahead of the election.
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Gillard’s Lankan lifeline
| July 5th, 2010 | No Comments »UN report clears way for government to take tougher stance on sending Sri Lankan asylum seekers home.
Read MoreGillard to face test as asylum seeker boat arrives
| June 26th, 2010 | No Comments »A boat carrying 96 asylum seekers and three crew has been intercepted near Christmas Island, and been immediately seized on as a key test for Prime Minister Julia Gillard.
Read MoreDetention centres filling
| May 19th, 2010 | No Comments »Government turns to churches for help housing asylum seekers as facilities are stretched by recent surge in arrivals.
Read MoreAsylum seeker shock over visa rejection
| May 7th, 2010 | No Comments »Immigration department rejects asylum seekers minister moved to Darwin on the prospect of a visa.
Read MoreLegal bid likely on refugees
| April 11th, 2010 | No Comments »UN says Rudd decision on asylum seekers ”problematic as a matter of principle”.
Read MoreIndonesians ‘move against boat people’
| April 7th, 2010 | No Comments »Claims asylum seekers on ship at Merak about to go into detention.
Read MoreBoat blast: asylum seekers could be charged
| February 18th, 2010 | No Comments »Three Afghan asylum seekers could face criminal charges over the explosion on a boat near Ashmore Reef last year that killed five people and injured more than 40 others.
Read MoreSailors backed on asylum boat blast
| February 18th, 2010 | No Comments »An Australian Defence Force board of inquiry has backed navy seamen who saved their colleagues before asylum seekers when a boat exploded near Ashmore Reef last year.
Read MoreMates a priority: blast sailor says
| January 29th, 2010 | No Comments »When asylum seekers’ boat exploded, sailor thought colleagues were under attack.
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