Letters to Editors (2004)
The letters on these pages are sent by the department to media outlets following publication or broadcasting of items of portfolio interest.
November
- Migrant settlement services (The Canberra Times, 11 November 2004)
September
- Death of French national (The Australian, 9 September 2004)
August
- Ms Khouri's visa facts (Sydney Morning Herald, 18 August 2004)
- Partner visas - no limit (Daily Telegraph, 13 August 2004)
- People With HIV/AIDS Treated Fairly (Sydney Star Observer, 10 August 2004)
- Not a TPV Holder (Sunday Mail, 2 August 2004)
July
- Obligations to children taken seriously (Daily Telegraph, 29 July 2004)
- Detention facts (Fairfield Advance, 29 July 2004)
- Evidence is plentiful (Canberra Times, 23 July 2004)
- Setting the Record Straight (Daily Liberal, 20 July 2004)
- Indian visitors important (Sydney Morning Herald, 19 July 2004)
- Overstayer system effective (Australian Financial Review, 19 July 2004)
- Overstayer system fair and effective (Canberra Times, 19 July 2004)
June
- Illegal immigrant - correct terminology (The Australian Press Council, 28 June 2004)
- Overstayers and illegal workers (Burnie Advocate, 25 June 2004)
- HREOC report into children in detention (Courier Mail, 15 June 2004)
- Liability for damage to detention centres (Australian Financial Review, 3 June 2004)
April
- Applications for film crew assessed fairly (The Australian, 20 April 2004)
March
- Nauru Offshore Processing Centre (The Age, 29 March 2004)
- Sponsored family visitor visa (Business Review Weekly, 19 March 2004)
- Harmony Day should be the focus (The Advertiser, 18 March 2004)
- Detained men treated well (Northern Territory News, 18 March 2004)
- Positive experiences of skilled migrants (Sydney Morning Herald, 2 March 2004)
February
- Advanced Passenger Processing (The Age, 24 February 2004)
- Visa already granted (Newcastle Herald, 19 February 2004)
- Children and detention (The Age, 19 February 2004)
- Understanding Compliance (The Area News, 16 February 2004)
- Regarding Mr Sisalem (The Daily Telegraph, 13 February 2004)
- Regarding 'the Moral of the Manus Island Story' (The Age, 13 February 2004)
January
- Regarding more checks on visas (The Canberra Times, 28 January 2004)
- Disclosure of DIMIA and Group 4 Agreement Essential? (Justice for Refugees SA, 22 January 2004)
- Regional Migration (Sydney Morning Herald, 15 January 2004)
- Changing with the 'refugee tide' (Financial Review, 14 January 2004)
- Special Visa for 'well-off' from Iran (Sydney Morning Herald, 13 January 2004)
- Work and Holiday Visa clarification (Sydney Morning Herald, 13 January 2004)
- Community project not for all (Daily Liberal (Dubbo), 8 January 2004)
- Processes fair and thorough (Canberra Times, Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Burnie Advocate, Sunday Age 6 January 2004)