Sri Lankan soldiers kill asylum seeker
6 December 2009
Sri Lankan soldiers shooting at a group of people planning to flee to Australia killed a young man on Saturday on an eastern beach, the military said. Read more on smh.com.au...
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Opportunity knocks
In a last-minute flurry of activity before the end of the year, Jesuit Refugee Service and the people it works with have been on the receiving end of a crop of festive goodies, including a $5,000 grant and precious offers of employment.
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Former East Timorese refugee commends JRS
Isabel Guterres, a former East Timorese refugee and later a Jesuit Refugee Service team member in Thailand, has paid tribute to the Jesuits while accepting the Australian Catholic University's highest honour, Doctor of the University, at a ceremony in Bacau, East Timor.
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Residents of 'sinking islands' reject refugee label
Dubbed the 'sinking islands', Kiribati and Tuvalu in the Pacific have long been expected to produce the world's first climate change refugees. But as JRS Australia's Associate Director Dr Maryanne Loughry discovered on a recent visit to the islands, the local residents strongly reject the refugee label. Maryanne co-authored the feature We aren't refugees with fellow migration researcher Jane McAdam.
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Doing the right thing
Imagine the reaction when young Brisbane lawyer Taya Hunt told her colleagues at a dinner party that she'd swapped her prestigious job as a judge's associate for a voluntary position in a developing country. Whilst her boss actively supported her decision, the wider legal community she worked with expressed alarm at her willingness to forego guaranteed financial reward. But, says Taya, 'I wouldn't have it any other way!'
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