Australia ends Lanka freeze

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Australia's new Prime Minister Julia Gillard Tuesday ended a three-month freeze on processing Sri Lankan asylum-seekers, and said a bar on Afghan claims was under review.

"The government has decided to lift immediately the suspension on processing claims of Sri Lankans," Gillard told Sydney's Lowy Institute think-tank.

"I am not immediately ending the suspension of processing of Afghan asylum seekers, but my government will keep that decision under review in the coming weeks and months," she added. (AFP)

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tha Tuesday, 06 July 2010 08:33 AM

No more asylem seekers from sri lanka,,,,,,,.... they are trasure hunters....going for welthy nations......otherwise they would have gone to tamilnadu.......

malkanthi Tuesday, 06 July 2010 08:54 AM

Not easy working with a woman! whatever while turmoil still remain in Afghan, sri lanka is out from LTTE terrorism, but state terrorism is rising head!

Matara Kolla Tuesday, 06 July 2010 09:06 AM

Oh please take as many as you can to fill your menial job vacancies.

NE Tuesday, 06 July 2010 09:34 AM

Today the UNCHR says the Sri Lankans will not be considered as refugees anymore. What a contradictory world.

Smart Aleck Tuesday, 06 July 2010 11:08 AM

Madam, you might rue the day you took this decision..

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