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Paige Taylor; 2/10/08 The Rudd Government is being warned to take a tough stand against the 14 boatpeople - thought to be from the Middle East - intercepted off Australia’s northwest coast, amid fears they could be the first of a fresh wave of asylum-seekers. Opposition immigration spokesman Sharman Stone said the two Indonesian crew and [...]
TravelOZ has made a fascinating video about the crabs of Christmas Island (especially Coconut Crabs, which can climb trees and crack coconuts in their massive claws) which you can see below (or here). If you enjoyed that video, you won’t want to miss the one below which shows what a massive influx of tiny baby crabs [...]
Part One was here. Part Two was here. Part Three was here. Part Four was here. Yesterday's page 8 story in the Sydney Morning Herald brings an update on the quest to identify the remains of the Unknown Sailor of...
After many years and hundreds of millions of dollars, the new immigration jail detention centre on Christmas Island has finally been completed – and of course stands empty. A range of community based human rights organisations were recently able to inspect the detention centre. This report on the Amnesty International website gives a good idea [...]
Pamela Curr, campaign coordinator for the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, took Crikey on a tour of the new Christmas Island detention facility, here are her impressions and photos, writes Sophie Black .
The revamp on the tropical island 2650 kilometres north-west of Perth was meant to cost $197.7 million for the "humane detention" of boat people offshore. But since it was handed over to the Department of Immigration in April, the 800-person compound has not held a single detainee and lies staffed and idle, draining taxpayers of $7.1 million a year. What do you think of this upgrade? If the centre...
Here I shall give online resources I have referenced and relied upon thus far. With renewed interested in HMAS Sydney (II) consequent to announcement of the discovery of Kormoran's wreck together with battle debris belived to be from HMAS Sydney...
Part One was here. Part Two was here. Mr. J. W. Brown stated in May, 1949 that the Carley float held, "... the body of an engine room rating in blue overalls very much decomposed. How would Mr. Brown have...
Part One appeared here. The holdings of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) on matters related to the disappearance of HMAS Sydney (II) are vast. They have also been trawled by many professional and amateur historians. Let's concentrate here on...
This blog post will address some factual matters surrounding identifying the body of an Unknown Sailor which was found off shore Christmas Island on 7 February, 1942. Many believe him to have been a member of the crew of HMAS...
It's an unintentional irony that rich economies---well, rich before the month began---should be awash in unwanted stuff, and that there are now well-paid consultants whose job it is to go help people get stuff out of their lives, to say nothing of neatnik web pages such as Unclutterer and Apartment Therapy...
SIXTEEN Indonesians rescued from a leaking fishing boat in the Timor Sea have arrived at Christmas Island, where they will be assessed by immigration officials.
