Christmas Island – The European Union Times ⚡ Shocking Hidden News Reports ⚡ https://www.eutimes.net We deliver exclusive hidden news that you won't just find anywhere, information that nobody wants you to know about. Updated 1 minute ago. Thu, 14 Feb 2019 10:37:00 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 Australia to reopen migrant detention center after govt. fails to block medevac bill https://www.eutimes.net/2019/02/australia-to-reopen-migrant-detention-center-after-govt-fails-to-block-medevac-bill/ https://www.eutimes.net/2019/02/australia-to-reopen-migrant-detention-center-after-govt-fails-to-block-medevac-bill/#respond Thu, 14 Feb 2019 10:37:00 +0000 http://www.eutimes.net/?p=53283 The Australian government will be reopening the Christmas Island detention center, likened to a maximum security prison, after the opposition streamlined a bill to allow migrant detainees to seek medical help on the mainland. Australia’s conservative Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Tuesday that the detention facility in the Australian external territory in the Indian […]

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]]> https://www.eutimes.net/2019/02/australia-to-reopen-migrant-detention-center-after-govt-fails-to-block-medevac-bill/feed/ 0 Australia: All Invaders Captured from First Invasion Boat in Four Years https://www.eutimes.net/2018/08/australia-all-invaders-captured-from-first-invasion-boat-in-four-years/ https://www.eutimes.net/2018/08/australia-all-invaders-captured-from-first-invasion-boat-in-four-years/#respond Fri, 31 Aug 2018 09:38:23 +0000 http://www.eutimes.net/?p=51853 All the nonwhite invaders aboard the first invasion boat to reach the Australian shore in nearly four years have been captured and sent to the offshore illegal immigrant processing center of Christmas Island pending deportation, the Australian government has announced. According to a report by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), the boat—a fishing vessel from […]

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]]> https://www.eutimes.net/2018/08/australia-all-invaders-captured-from-first-invasion-boat-in-four-years/feed/ 0 Australia tightens immigration policies amid criticism https://www.eutimes.net/2014/12/australia-tightens-immigration-policies-amid-criticism/ https://www.eutimes.net/2014/12/australia-tightens-immigration-policies-amid-criticism/#respond Fri, 05 Dec 2014 17:28:39 +0000 http://www.eutimes.net/?p=35011 Australia has tightened its controversial immigration laws by introducing temporary visas for refugees, which do not grant settlement in the country. Australia’s lower house of parliament narrowly approved amendments to the Migration Act on Friday following a debate on the issue in the Senate, the upper house of the legislative body. Dubbed the “temporary protection […]

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]]> https://www.eutimes.net/2014/12/australia-tightens-immigration-policies-amid-criticism/feed/ 0 Australia continues to send back illegal Sri Lankan immigrants https://www.eutimes.net/2013/04/australia-continues-to-send-back-illegal-sri-lankan-immigrants/ https://www.eutimes.net/2013/04/australia-continues-to-send-back-illegal-sri-lankan-immigrants/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:09:45 +0000 http://www.eutimes.net/?p=27193 Australia says it would continue to send back illegal Sri Lankan asylum seekers if their claims are not covered by the refugee convention. “When people arrive in Australia unauthorised, any claims they make for their reasons to travel to Australia are assessed by the Department of Immigration. If these claims are not covered by the […]

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]]> https://www.eutimes.net/2013/04/australia-continues-to-send-back-illegal-sri-lankan-immigrants/feed/ 1 Boat arrivals in Australia may reach 30,000 in 2013 https://www.eutimes.net/2012/12/boat-arrivals-in-australia-may-reach-30000-in-2013/ https://www.eutimes.net/2012/12/boat-arrivals-in-australia-may-reach-30000-in-2013/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 22:20:32 +0000 http://www.eutimes.net/?p=24988 Immigration Minister Chris Bowen insists Australia’s tough asylum seeker policies are discouraging Sri Lankans from getting on boats despite a warning that boat arrivals could total 30,000 in 2013. The minister’s comments came as refugee advocate Paris Aristotle warned asylum seeker boat arrivals, which reached around 2500 in November, were likely to increase next year. […]

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]]> https://www.eutimes.net/2012/12/boat-arrivals-in-australia-may-reach-30000-in-2013/feed/ 7 Boat capsizes near Australia with 130 on board https://www.eutimes.net/2012/06/boat-capsizes-near-australia-with-130-on-board/ https://www.eutimes.net/2012/06/boat-capsizes-near-australia-with-130-on-board/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2012 11:14:49 +0000 http://www.eutimes.net/?p=22000 A boat carrying 130 asylum-seekers has capsized near Australia’s Christmas Island in a second such incident this week. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority announced earlier that two merchant vessels had been dispatched to the scene on a rescue operation. Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said at least 125 people have been rescued so far. On […]

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]]> https://www.eutimes.net/2012/06/boat-capsizes-near-australia-with-130-on-board/feed/ 20 Gillard authorizes force to put asylum seekers onto planes https://www.eutimes.net/2011/08/gillard-authorizes-force-to-put-asylum-seekers-onto-planes/ https://www.eutimes.net/2011/08/gillard-authorizes-force-to-put-asylum-seekers-onto-planes/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 22:34:49 +0000 http://www.eutimes.net/?p=15490 Prime Minister Julia Gillard has indicated that authorities on Christmas Island will be authorised to use force to make sure asylum seekers get on board aircraft taking them to Malaysia. The first boatload of people to be processed under the asylum seeker swap deal with Malaysia arrived on Christmas Island this morning. It held 54 […]

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]]> https://www.eutimes.net/2011/08/gillard-authorizes-force-to-put-asylum-seekers-onto-planes/feed/ 2 Australia to crack down on refugees after riots https://www.eutimes.net/2011/05/australia-to-crack-down-on-refugees-after-riots/ https://www.eutimes.net/2011/05/australia-to-crack-down-on-refugees-after-riots/#respond Tue, 03 May 2011 17:06:13 +0000 http://www.eutimes.net/?p=13997 Australia moved to toughen its refugee stance on Tuesday, launching a stricter character test so those convicted of crimes, including rioting, while in immigration detention could be shipped home. Immigration Minister Chris Bowen said the new law, if passed by parliament, would mean any asylum seeker found guilty of an offence while in detention would […]

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]]> https://www.eutimes.net/2011/05/australia-to-crack-down-on-refugees-after-riots/feed/ 0 Asylum Seekers drown on way to Australia https://www.eutimes.net/2010/12/asylum-seekers-drown-on-way-to-australia/ https://www.eutimes.net/2010/12/asylum-seekers-drown-on-way-to-australia/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 10:02:34 +0000 http://www.eutimes.net/?p=11164 Dozens of people are feared to have drowned after a boat carrying suspected asylum seekers crashed into rocks on Australia’s Christmas Island. Pictures from the scene showed the boat, believed to be carrying Iranians and Iraqis, smashed to pieces. Witnesses said they could do little to help as the seas were too rough to approach […]

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