Australia Archive December 2011
Seasonal Worker Program Announced
Australian farmers will now be able to employ workers from the Pacific Region, including Solomon Islands and East Timor under a permanent Seasonal Worker Program.
Pacific Seasonal Worker Pilot Scheme Signed
Australia's Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs, Richard Marles, and Solomon Islands' Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Peter Shanel Agovaka, yesterday signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Solomon Islands' participation in Australia's Pacific Seasonal Worker Pilot Scheme.
Moti May Sue Over Ordeal
Julian Moti says he will sue the government after child sex charges against him were dramatically dropped by the High Court.
Compo Looms as High Court Kills Moti case
The Australian government has been exposed as being party to another high-profile "deportation" bungle, after the High Court yesterday found federal officials facilitated the unlawful transfer of former Solomon Islands attorney-general Julian Moti to Brisbane to answer child sex charges.
High Court Orders End to Moti Prosecution
The High Court has halted Australia's prosecution on child sex charges of former Solomon Islands attorney-general Julian Moti.