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Irvine: Asylum policy needs bipartisan solutions
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AS we grapple with the diabolic policy challenge of how best to deter asylum seekers from making dangerous boat trips, it pays to remember who we are. Picture: Justin Brierty Source: News Limited Australia is a nation of immigrants who together have created one of the most prosperous economies in the world. More than seven million migrants have successfully settled and amalgamated into Australian society … Continue reading
Posted in Asylum seekers, Australasia, Culture, Global issues, Humanity, Multiculturalism, Opinion, Refugees, Society
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High Court rejects challenge to alcohol restriction laws over smuggling conviction
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A Palm Island woman has lost her High Court appeal against her conviction for smuggling alcohol into a restricted area. Photo: Joan Maloney appealed against a conviction for smuggling alcohol into a restricted area. (ABC TV) Related Story: Woman takes ‘sly grog’ conviction to High Court Map: Canberra 2600 Joan Maloney was fined $150 after she was caught with bottles of rum and bourbon into … Continue reading
Posted in Australasia, Judgement, Law & Order, Society
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Pitbull and Psy – the unlikely rock stars for refugee rights
Jenna Clarke (source )
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For all the Sattler/Jones/Sandilands scandals stemming from the wireless, Canberra’s 104.7FM presenter Mariam ‘Maz’ Hakim is restoring hope in the medium, literally. 104.7FM presenter Mariam ‘Maz’ Hakim. Photo: Jay Cronan The 28-year-old Afghan-born radio announcer is the ACT ambassador for World Refugee Week which kicked off with a breakfast on Tuesday, and for all the bile and bitterness expelled by radio hosts recently, she is … Continue reading
ADF Bullies Put Reform At Risk
Kathryn Spurling (source )
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The latest ADF misconduct shows that misogynist behaviour is endemic. The time for rhetoric is over – sexual predators cannot be allowed to sabotage the reforms underway, writes Kathryn Spurling It is hardly headline news that male Australian army personnel were involved in unacceptable behaviour and the denigration of women. It is not news that the Australian Army had known of the allegations for almost … Continue reading
The revolution’s here: Challenges to Australian politics
Mark Eggleton (source )
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Former federal minister and now senior advisor at Lazard, Lindsay Tanner, says part of the problem with Australia and our political leaders is they have never really had to think. Former federal minister and current Lazard senior advisor, Lindsay Tanner, says we’re going through a structural economic transformation in the Western world that is fundamentally more important than the Industrial Revolution. Photo: Erin Jonasson Australia … Continue reading
Posted in Australasia, Leadership, Opinion, Politics, Society
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Sack The Bosses, They’re Killing The Economy
Russell Marks (source )
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Lean times may be ahead for the economy. The worst-performing parts of the workforce may have to pay the price. Sorry management, you’ll have to go, writes Russell Marks As the national economy sinks toward recession at the prospect of an Abbott government, Australian enterprises must work harder at becoming more efficient, more productive and more profitable. The dead weight on Australian businesses must be … Continue reading
Posted in Australasia, Economy, Opinion
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Indefinite detention for mother of three judged a security risk
Daniel Flitton and Michael Gordon (source )
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The two boys gave away all their toys on Wednesday night. Other children in detention could play with them, they figured. They, along with their mother, Ranjini, and baby brother would soon be free. Refugee situation ‘parlous’ – Human Rights Commissioner Prof. Gillian Triggs speaks on the ‘grave dilemma’ with thousands of asylum seekers ‘banking up in Australia’ and the parlous situation created by the … Continue reading
Winds of change blow through Snowtown
Helen Davidson in Snowtown (source )
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Major windfarm project helping South Australian town known for notorious ‘bodies in the barrels’ killings to put past behind it. Turbines dot the ridgeline above the Tothill’s farm outside of Snowtown, South Australia Photograph: Helen Davidson for the Guardian Snowtown is surrounded by picturesque farmland and salt lakes but the beauty is at odds with its gory reputation as the home of the infamous “bodies … Continue reading
Harsher fines for hiring illegal workers
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The Immigration Department has announced tougher penalties for employing illegal workers. Photo: Employers face bigger fines and possible jail time for employing workers without the correct visas (Melanie Tait) Fines will be bumped up to $255,000 per worker and jail time is now a possibility for those found guilty. Audio: Employers to face harsher penalties (ABC Rural) The onus is now firmly on the shoulders … Continue reading
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