News: Christmas Island

We have started to collect the most important news related to Christmas Island in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Christmas Island – overview

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• March 25th 2013 – June 22nd 2012
• June 22nd 2012 – January 25th 2011
• December 20th 2010 – July 17th 2006

Christmas Island: news

VIDEO: Asylum seekers die in boat tragedy

Monday, March 25th 2013, 10:19
related countries: Australia

A boy and a woman have died after the boat they were in capsized off the coast of Australia's Christmas Island.
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Jail for asylum boat organiser

Monday, October 22nd 2012, 7:03
related countries: Aruba

An Australian court jails a man for 14 years for organising asylum boats, including one that sank off Christmas Island in 2010, killing dozens.
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Crew jailed over asylum tragedy

Wednesday, September 26th 2012, 7:40
related countries: Australia, Indonesia

Australia jails three Indonesian crew members of an asylum boat that broke up off Christmas Island in 2010, killing 50 people.
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VIDEO: Australia opens Nauru asylum camp

Friday, September 14th 2012, 10:14
related countries: Australia, Nauru

Thirty asylum seekers have been flown from Christmas Island to Nauru, as Australia begins to implement its new offshore processing policy.
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Australia opens Nauru asylum camp

Friday, September 14th 2012, 7:08
related countries: Australia, Nauru

Australia flies 30 asylum seekers to the Pacific island of Nauru, as Canberra begins to implement a new offshore processing policy.
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Man admits asylum tragedy role

Monday, September 3rd 2012, 7:34
related countries: Aruba, Iran

An Iranian-Australian man accused of organising an asylum boat that broke up off Christmas Island in 2010, killing 50 people, admits people-smuggling charges.
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Australia votes down asylum bill

Thursday, June 28th 2012, 8:40
related countries: Aruba

Australia's parliament votes down an asylum bill after fierce debate reignited by the sinking of two boats in the past week.
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Rescue after Australia sinking

Wednesday, June 27th 2012, 12:17
related countries: Aruba

At least 125 people are saved and a body recovered after a boat sank north of Christmas Island, days after an asylum-seeker boat sank in the area.
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Australia asylum debate reignited

Monday, June 25th 2012, 4:02
related countries: Australia

The sinking of a boat carrying 200 asylum seekers last week near Christmas Island reignites debate over Australia's policy deadlock.
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Boats search for capsize missing

Friday, June 22nd 2012, 10:16
related countries: Aruba, Australia

Rescuers search for dozens of people missing after a boat reportedly carrying migrants sank near Christmas Island off northern Australia.
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March 25th 2013 – June 22nd 2012June 22nd 2012 – January 25th 2011December 20th 2010 – July 17th 2006