Julia Gillard and Chris Bowen outline the government’s position on asylum-seekers in a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: Kym Smith Source: The Australian JULIA Gillard has predicted an increase in boat arrivals after yesterday being forced to abandon offshore processing and softening the treatment of asylum-seekers who arrive by sea. Under Labor’s […]
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Offshore processing backdown will bring boats: Julia Gillard


No backdown on Sydney fisheries centre closure


NSW political reporter Liz Foschia Updated October 11, 2011 14:50:11 Protesters took their fight to save the fisheries research centre to the NSW Parliament this morning, but the Primary Industries Minister says the decision is final. New South Wales Primary Industries Minister Katrina Hodgkinson is standing firm in the face of anger within Coalition ranks […]