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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
17 rescued, but dozens more, believed to be asylum seekers, are missing in the Indian Ocean An urgent search and rescue mission was underway last night for about two dozen people missing after their boat sank in the Indian Ocean, far off Australia. A merchant ship that responded to a distress call managed to rescue 17 survivors and was searching for others, Australia's home affairs minister, Brendan...
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BBC News (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
A rescue operation is underway after a boat carrying about 40 people sinks off the Cocos Islands in the Indian Ocean.
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Reuters (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A boat carrying around 40 people has sunk off the remote Cocos Islands in the Indian Ocean, with possibly only 15 people rescued, Australian officials and local media said Monday.
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France24 (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
A boat carrying 40 people has sunk off the Cocos Islands, west of Australia, a report said on Monday. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority received a distress call on Sunday saying the boat was taking on water about 700 nautical miles northwest of the Cocos Islands, ABC radio's website reported. A merchant ship from the Bahamas responded to a broadcast for help but found the stricken vessel had...
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Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
A boat carrying 40 people has sunk off the Cocos Islands, west of Australia, a report said on Monday.
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The Age (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
A boat carrying 40 people has sunk off the Cocos Islands, west of Australia, a report said on Monday.
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The Age (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
Boat carrying 40 people sinks west of Australia - it's yet not known if they were asylum seekers.
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The Age (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
Boat carrying 40 people sinks west of Australia - it's yet not known if asylum seekers were aboard.
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Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
A boat carrying 40 people has reportedly sunk off the Cocos Islands, west of Australia.
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Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
A boat carrying 40 people has reportedly sunk off the Cocos Islands, west of Australia.
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Good Articles (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
Stick a pin in a globe through the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and it emerges almost exactly through the Cocos in Costa Rica. Discovered in 1609, these islands were settled and owned by a single family from 1827 until the Australian Government forcibly acquired them in 1978 for a payment of over $6 million. Lying 2,770 km (1,732 [...]
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Crikey Politics Etc RSS (Free subscription) | 07/09/2009
"First language first" is a fundamental premise of bilingual education, but not in the Cocos Islands, where children are being punished for speaking their native Cocos Mala, writes Pauline Bunce .
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Crikey Politics Etc RSS (Free subscription) | 01/09/2009
The tiny Australian territory of the Cocos Islands is in trouble, with rising racial tensions and high unemployment. However, its strategic geographical position means that the federal government is beginning to take notice.
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RocketDock.com - Newest Addons (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Flag of Christmas Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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