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Vietnamese seek asylum in Aust due to oppression: lawyer

8 May 2013, 22:07 AEST

An increasing number of Vietnamese refugees are seeking asylum in Australia by boat.

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No plans to move families off Manus Island Article has related ra_video

Updated 30 April 2013, 16:10 AEST By chief political correspondent Emma Griffiths

Women and children are set to remain on Manus Island after Immigration Minister Brendan O'Connor rejected claims from former staff that the site was a "disaster".

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Doctor says Manus Island a 'disaster' for children

Updated 30 April 2013, 9:34 AEST By Deb Whitmont and staff

Four Corners uncovers alarming conditions at the immigration facility on Manus Island, with a doctor who worked there calling it a disaster for children.

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Manus Island 'in the dark' about centre conditions

17 April 2013, 19:02 AEST

The provincial governor of Manus Island says he has been kept in the dark about conditions in Australia's asylum seeker processing centre.

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Labor Senator seizes on Manus Island report

17 April 2013, 15:44 AEST By James Glenday

Labor Senator Doug Cameron is calling for asylum seekers to be removed from Manus Island after the Immigration Department issued a scathing critique of its own detention centre.

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Immigration criticises own Manus asylum centre

16 April 2013, 15:19 AEST By chief political correspondent Emma Griffiths

The Immigration Department has delivered a scathing assessment of its own temporary accommodation for asylum seekers on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island, saying the living arrangements are cramped and present "key risks in terms of safety and health".

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Son's plea for help to locate asylum seeker father

Updated 14 April 2013, 15:08 AEST By Indonesia correspondent George Roberts

An Afghan man whose father was on board an asylum seeker boat that sank en route to Australia has asked for help to find out if he is alive.

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Turning back asylum boats 'might be piracy' Article has related ra_video

Updated 11 April 2013, 22:47 AEST By Sarah Dingle and staff

A former defence force chief has warned the Coalition's policy to turn back asylum seeker boats could amount to an act of piracy.

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Vietnamese asylum seekers sent to Manus Island

4 April 2013, 13:06 AEST By political reporter Simon Cullen

The Federal Government has flown a group of Vietnamese asylum seekers to Manus Island, declaring the move will act as a warning to others arriving by boat.

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Pacific Beat

Australia wants more assistance stopping asylum seeker boats

2 April 2013, 17:22 AEST

An international forum on tackling human trafficking and people smuggling is meeting behind closed doors in Bali, as Australia seeks more assistance in stopping asylum seeker boats.

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Carr in Bali for talks on people smuggling

Updated 2 April 2013, 13:28 AEST George Roberts, Helen Brown and staff

The Australian Foreign Minister, Bob Carr, says Australia is hoping to secure more cooperation on stopping asylum seeker boats at a forum in Bali.

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Pacific Beat

Regional conference on transnational crime underway in Bali

1 April 2013, 16:54 AEST

A regional meeting involving 49 countries from the Pacific and Asia is discussing people smuggling, trafficking and transnational crime, in Bali.

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Two dead after asylum seeker boat capsizes

Updated 25 March 2013, 22:26 AEST

More than 90 people have been taken to Christmas Island after their boat capsized this morning, resulting in the death of two asylum seekers including a young boy.

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77 asylum seekers rescued off Ashmore Island

Updated 14 March 2013, 7:57 AEST

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) says there have been no reports of injuries after a boat believed to be carrying 77 asylum seekers capsized near Ashmore Island.

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Five asylum seekers attempt Nauru escape

Updated 12 March 2013, 19:44 AEST

A group of asylum seekers has attempted to escape from the Nauru regional immigration processing centre.

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AFP appeal refusal to extradite SIEV X suspect

12 March 2013, 19:20 AEST By New Zealand correspondent Dominique Schwartz

Australian Federal Police say a legal battle is continuing to extradite an alleged people smuggler from New Zealand, who last month won an appeal against extradition to Australia.

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Two more asylum seekers self-harm in Nauru

Updated 11 March 2013, 19:39 AEST Canberra correspondent, Karen Barlow

Two more asylum seekers in the Nauru regional immigration processing centre have received medical care after attempting self-harm.

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Pacific Beat

Police crackdown at Manus asylum processing centre

8 March 2013, 9:54 AEST

Papua New Guinea police have charged 18 asylum seekers on Manus Island with various offences including assault and attempted escape.

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18 asylum seekers charged over Manus unrest

Updated 7 March 2013, 18:52 AEST By PNG correspondent Liam Fox

Police in Papua New Guinea have charged 18 asylum seekers with a range of offences after several disturbances at the Manus Island processing centre.

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Pacific Beat

Concern after Human Rights Commissioner banned from asylum centres

6 March 2013, 9:15 AEST

Refugee lawyers have questioned Australian government legal advice which prohibits the Human Rights Commissioner from visiting detention facilities on Nauru or PNG's Manus Island.

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