Updated September 17, 2011 18:04:36 After the press conference, Mr Bowen drove off and was chased for about a kilometre. Immigration Minister Chris Bowen is standing by proposed changes to the Migration Act despite widespread condemnation of the amendments. Mr Bowen was heckled by protesters today while trying to give a press conference on the […]
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Chris Bowen says people smugglers are waiting for Australia to ‘blink’
LABOR has warned Tony Abbott “the people smugglers are watching” as it urges him to back government amendments to the Migration Act. Immigration Minister Chris Bowen said Labor wanted the opposition’s support for offshore processing, not its Malaysian refugee swap. “The people smugglers are watching. They’re asking is Australia going to blink?” he said. “The […]
Gillard will be PM at next election: Bowen
AAP Immigration Minister Chris Bowen says he has no doubt Prime Minister Julia Gillard will lead the Labor Party into the next election. Ms Gillard’s leadership has come under increasing pressure since the High Court last week invalidated the government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Malaysia. “Julia Gillard is very firmly the leader of […]
Boats may be loaded with kids: Bowen
MMIGRATION Minister Chris Bowen has warned that any attempt to deport children would be subject to review by the courts. Which could open the possibility of people-smugglers loading boats with children to beat any new offshore processing scheme, he said. As the government of Nauru declared it would comply with the UN Convention on Refugees […]