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Australia's immigration policies make headlines in Europe Analysis
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Our nation has a reputation in Europe for "hardline" immigration policies, writes James Glenday, with several EU politicians and newspapers taking an interest in "Australian-style" policies.
Topics: community-and-society, immigration, world-politics, government-and-politics, law-crime-and-justice, refugees, european-union, germany, australia
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Naomi Klein asks 'where the outrage is' over 18C and the right of asylum seekers to be heard Video
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Author and activist Naomi Klein has questioned the consistency of those fighting to have 18C repealed whilst remaining silent over asylum seeker rights.
Topics: refugees, rights, sydney-2000
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'It's absurd': Albanese and James Paterson lock horns over Government's proposed asylum seeker crackdown Video
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Anthony Albanese and James Paterson have locked horns over the Government's proposal to ban asylum seekers from ever entering Australia, with the Labor MP describing the changes as 'absurd'.
Topics: government-and-politics, refugees, sydney-2000
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Ben Quilty confronts the Syria refugee exodus
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Artist Ben Quilty and author Richard Flanagan made a harrowing trip to Europe and the Middle East to witness first-hand the refugee crisis.
Topics: refugees, immigration, community-and-society, contemporary-art, arts-and-entertainment, lebanon, syrian-arab-republic, australia
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Young refugees ready to tackle Hobart's Point to Pinnacle half marathon
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A group of young refugees in Tasmania is preparing for what is regarded as one of the toughest half marathons, the Point to Pinnacle, in a race it is hoped will give them open new horizons.
Topics: refugees, community-and-society, hobart-7000
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What are the Government's changes to immigration policy?
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The Federal Government will this week introduce legislation to ban refugees and asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru from ever coming to Australia, but how to the proposed changes differ from what's already in place?
Topics: immigration, community-and-society, refugees, government-and-politics, laws, law-crime-and-justice, federal-government, australia, nauru, papua-new-guinea
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Mingoola locals say a lack of regular work and an ageing population meant the community was facing a bleak future. Video
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The small rural community of Mingoola, on the Queensland/NSW border, was facing a bleak future.
Topics: human-interest, refugees, rural, tenterfield-2372
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Bold rural experiment gives hope to dying towns
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A radical grassroots resettlement plan transforms an ageing rural community on the NSW-Queensland border, with three African refugee families moving to the area.
Topics: community-development, community-and-society, community-organisations, human-interest, race-relations, refugees, tenterfield-2372, sundown-4860, qld
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The social experiment to repopulate Mingoola has been labelled a win-win scenario Video
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The social experiment to repopulate Mingoola has been labelled a win-win scenario.
Topics: human-interest, rural, refugees, tenterfield-2372
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Syrian refugees start first day at school in Australia
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A Newcastle school welcoming Syrian refugee students finds the new arrivals enrich the school environment.
Topics: refugees, primary-schools, jesmond-2299
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10yo Afghan refugee finds passion in AFL
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Zimra Hussain is one of dozens of refugee children in Toowoomba on Queensland's Darling Downs who have been drafted into an AFL program to help their integration into the community.
Topics: people, human-interest, refugees, immigration, community-and-society, toowoomba-4350, qld
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Scores join Melbourne rally in support of Syrian refugees
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About 200 people gather to support a group of Syrian refugees at Melbourne's Eltham as anti-immigration protesters hold a counter rally.
Topics: refugees, immigration, community-and-society, activism-and-lobbying, government-and-politics, eltham-3095, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
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Pakistan to deport National Geographic's 'Afghan Girl'
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A Pakistani court orders that the National Geographic's famed green-eyed "Afghan Girl" be deported once her detention expires in five days.
Topics: world-politics, refugees, pakistan, afghanistan
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Australia Wide 5 November Video
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In this episode: Meet the duo riding tandem around the world, a tribute to a long lost mate, using sport to build communities and stormy weather, the story of a young indigenous forecaster. #AustraliaWide.
Topics: indigenous-culture, reconciliation, aboriginal, refugees, australian-football-league, rowing, sport, australia
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Post-WWII migrant families who worked on railway honoured with memorial
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A memorial honouring the contribution of post-World War II migrants to Narrogin and surrounds has been unveiled.
Topics: community-and-society, local-government, history, refugees, immigration, narrogin-6312, albany-6330, northam-6401
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Topics: refugees, jesmond-2299
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Heaton Public School principal Brian Meek image
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Topics: refugees, jesmond-2299
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Refugee Yarah image
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Topics: refugees, jesmond-2299
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Topics: refugees, jesmond-2299
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PM Turnbull defends time taken to process refugees for Tasmania (photos)
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Young children are among the first group of Syrian and Iraqi refugees to arrive in Tasmania, as the PM defends the time taken to conduct security checks.
Topics: refugees, immigration, community-and-society, federal---state-issues, tas
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Hundreds of asylum seekers drown off Libya: UN
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More than 200 asylum seekers have drowned off the Libyan coast within 48 hours, the United Nation's migration agency said.
Topics: refugees, accidents---other, libyan-arab-jamahiriya
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Topics: books-literature, history, historians, refugees, immigration, albury-2640
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Amputee's emotional plea to PM to reconsider migration law changes
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A Brisbane amputee whose life was changed by a refugee writes to the Prime Minister asking him to rethink proposed migration law changes.
Topics: refugees, immigration, government-and-politics, federal-government, people, human-interest, brisbane-4000
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Grace Wani, businesswoman image
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Topics: refugees, small-business
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Phillip Kyaw, Burmese businessman image
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Topics: refugees, small-business, wagga-wagga-2650
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