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Articles of the author Hannah Johansen
Australia says asylum swap with Malaysia to end illegal boats
SYDNEY: Australia is continuing to push an asylum package deal with Malaysia in an effort to end illegal boats from Southeast Asia. The tough stance on asylum-seekers “cannot be fully effective unless they operate in conjunction with the proposed (...)

22 - 11 - 2012
Malaysia wants to push into China market
MELBOURNE: China is a massive market with dramatic investment potential and Malaysia wants its business community to begin tapping into the East Asian giant with investment, its deputy prime minister said on Monday. Muhyiddin Yassin called for (...)

12 - 11 - 2012
More Sri Lanka migrants returned by Australia
SYDNEY: Another group of some 30 Sri Lankan asylum seekers who had arrived in Australia by boat have been sent home. Australia's Immigration Minister Chris Bowen said the men were “involuntarily” returned to Colombo on a charter flight on (...)

08 - 11 - 2012
Australia still wants asylum deal with Malaysia
SYDNEY: Australia reiterated its commitment to an asylum-seeker deal with Malaysia despite both countries being unable to reach an agreement earlier this fall. Australia's foreign ministry said that it wants to restart a potential deal that would (...)

07 - 11 - 2012
Live Export Abuse: Sheep found alive in Pakistan after being buried alive
NEW DELHI and SYDNEY: A sheep in Pakistan, buried alive in a culling of some 20,000 sheep in the country, was found still breathing after the incident that shocked Australia and much of the world. In the latest images of cruelty and animal abuse as (...)

07 - 11 - 2012
Refugee group urges Australia to recognize hunger strike at detention facility
SYDNEY: A refugee agency has called on Australia to recognize a hunger strike at the country's main immigration detention center by Sri Lankans. The hunger strike at the processing center in Nauru has entered its fifth consecutive day by asylum (...)

05 - 11 - 2012
Australia and Malaysia to exchange Muslim youth to push understanding
SYDNEY: Australia has announced that they will begin a Muslim youth exchange program with Malaysia in an effort officials hope will help be the beginning of a new partnership between the two countries in order to enhance relations and curtail (...)

05 - 11 - 2012
Australia women praise PM's calling opposition leader sexist
SYDNEY: Women across Australia are throwing their support behind the country's Prime Minister Julia Gillard after she called the opposition leader sexist in a speech that has sent political shockwaves across the globe. Gillard called Tony Abbott on (...)

11 - 10 - 2012
Australia opens first large-scale solar farm
SYDNEY: Australia has opened its first large-scale solar farm on Wednesday in the Midwest region of Western Australia, the government's environment agency said in a statement. The 10-megawatt (MW) capacity Greenough River Solar Farm, which has a (...)

10 - 10 - 2012
Australia MP joins activists in calling for end to live export
SYDNEY: Thousands of Australians joined nationwide protests on Saturday demanding an end to the cruel practice of live export in their name. The activists received a new supporter for their cause, as federal Labor member of Parliament Kelvin Thomson (...)

08 - 10 - 2012
Preparing for Australia's live export protests
SYDNEY: As thousands of Australians are to take to the streets across Australia on Saturday, activists have lashed out at the country's Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig, calling him “callous” over his dealings with Pakistan that saw thousands of (...)

05 - 10 - 2012
Australia's Great Barrier Reef faces extinction
SYDNEY: Australia's fabled Great Barrier Reef is under threat and could face extinction scientists warn if action is not taken immediately to help end its destruction. According to a new report published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of (...)

03 - 10 - 2012
Australia to protest live export ahead of Islamic slaughter
SYDNEY: With hundreds of thousands of animals expected to be slaughtered across the Islamic world later this month, and many of the cows and sheep coming from Australia in live export vessels, Australian activists are to take to the streets across (...)

03 - 10 - 2012
The Needle: A positive teenage story of overcoming drug addiction in Australia
SYDNEY: He's like most of his friends. Enjoys sport, girls and video games. But 6 months ago, Damon found himself at rock bottom. His parents had divorced and the battle of his future was taking a toll. He found a girl and started hanging out in (...)

30 - 09 - 2012
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