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People Smuggling
AsiaWATCH
Closure over Australia’s Refugee Deal in Sight
Issues involving countries as far afield as Cambodia, Sri Lanka and Costa Rica still need resolution By Luke Hunt Closure for Australia and its controversial Pacific Island refugee camps is finally looming with teams of […]
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Australia Tightens Security as US Begins Vetting Refugee Claims
This article first appeared in The Diplomat By Luke Hunt Australia has beefed up its maritime and military presence along its northern coastline as part of strengthened efforts to further deter people smugglers while officials […]
Foreign Correspondence
Australia asks Cambodia to take refugees
FAR EAST CORRESPONDENT — The Australian government has asked Cambodia to accept refugees seeking asylum in Australia in a move that has echoes of the former Labor government’s so-called ”Malaysian solution”. Read more from Luke […]
Foreign Correspondence
People Smuggler Jailed After 90 Lives Lost
FAR EAST CORRESPONDENT — With friction between Australia and Indonesia continuing to test relations it must have been with some relief in Canberra and Jakarta that an Indonesian court sentenced Javaid Mahmood, a 54-year-old from […]