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External Territories of Australia

Christmas Island detainees cost $32m a year

downundernewslinks.com
May 30, 2008
        

THE annual cost of detaining 30 asylum seekers on Christmas Island has been estimated at more than $1 million per person, reigniting calls for an end to off-shore detention. A Senate committee has been told that operating the new immigration detention centre on the remote island for up to 30...

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Cancer death of nuclear test man

yorkpress.co.uk
May 28, 2008
        

A CANCER sufferer and former pub doorman who was exposed to nuclear explosions has succumbed to the disease after a two-year fight for life. John McIntyre, of Third Avenue, in Heworth, died of bowel and liver cancer on May 20 at his home. The former RAF firefighter and York doorman was diagnosed...

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Australia deports 50 Indonesian fishermen

antara.co.id
May 25, 2008 2 related
        

Darwin, (ANTARA News) - The Australian government deported 50 Indonesian fishermen to Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, on Saturday. "They were sent home in two batches, namely at 9 am and 3 pm," third secretary of the Indonesian Consulate General in Darwin Wahono Yulianto said on Saturday. He said the...

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abc.net.au: Christmas Island detention centre site abc.net.au

Call to turn detention centre into research facility (ABC)

yahoo.com
May 22, 2008 2 related
        

Civic leaders are urging the Commonwealth to find a new purpose for the Christmas Island detention centre. The $400 million Christmas Island Immigration Detention facility was built as part of the Howard Government's asylum policy. About 20 security staff patrol it and 20 cleaners maintain it but...

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news.com.au: Janelle Patton news.com.au

NZ man loses appeal against Norfolk Is conviction

radionz.co.nz
May 23, 2008 20 related
        

The New Zealand man convicted of the first murder on Norfolk Island for more than 150 years has lost his appeal against his conviction. Glenn McNeill, 30, was convicted last year of killing hotel worker Janelle Patton on the tiny Australian territory in 2002. The island's chief justice, Mark...

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ARRL DXCC Desk Approves TI9KK Operation

arrl.org
May 21, 2008
        

ARRL DXCC Manager Bill Moore, NC1L, reports that the 2008 TI9KK DXpedition to Cocos Island has been approved for DXCC credit. "If you had cards rejected for this operation, please send an e-mail to the ARRL DXCC Desk to have your DXCC record updated," Moore said.

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Seabirds Celebrate Christmas Island

bellaonline.com
May 20, 2008
        

The tiny atoll of Christmas Island in the Republic of Kiribati is a mere 124 square miles of coral reef just slightly north of the equator and miles from any major settlement. Christmas Island or Kirimati as it is written in Gilbertese, the local language, has not always been populated. When most...

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Cocos Crossing expects big turnout

guampdn.com
May 18, 2008
        

By Eric Palacios • For Pacific Sunday News • May 18, 2008 One of the island's longest-running sporting events will take place later this month, in the blue, pristine waters off the village of Merizo. The 18th Annual International Cocos Crossing is scheduled for May 25 and is expected to draw...

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12 Species on the Brink of Extinction (LiveScience.com)

yahoo.com
May 16, 2008 2 related
        

The Wildlife Conservation Society has released a list of the "Rarest of the Rare," a dozen animals most in danger of extinction. The eclectic list includes birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and insects. Some are well known, such as the northern right whale and Sumatran rhino, while...

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AUSTRALIA: Diffident on UN Grant of Larger Continental Shelf

ipsnews.net
May 14, 2008
        

MELBOURNE, May 14 (IPS) - While last month’s landmark ruling by a United Nations body granting Australia jurisdiction over an additional 2.5 million square kilometres of seabed has been hailed as a "potential bonanza", a leading expert on international law expects the government to proceed with...

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