Friday, November 25, 2005

[Australia] Criminal deportations 'not new': Ruddock / The Age, 25 Nov 2005

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2005/11/25/1132703356774.html?from=rss
"Department of Immigration (DIMIA) figures show that more than 300 permanent residents were ordered out of the country after they failed a 'character test' in the past three years. 'It has been a long-standing practice in this country, supported by both sides of politics, that non-citizens who commit serious criminal acts be considered for criminal deportation.""