Letters to Editors (2012)

The letters on these pages are sent by the department to media outlets following publication or broadcasting of items of portfolio interest.

May

• Crikey - communication, not spin (Crikey.com, 7 May 2012)
• Fraudsters won't find us a soft touch (Sunday Telegraph, Sydney, 7 May 2012)

March

• Child immigration detention (The Age, 31 March 2012)
• Twice the chance of asylum (Daily Telegraph, Sydney, 20 March 2012)
• The GFC refugees whose hopes are here (The Sun Herald, 14 March 2012)
• Serco training manual: how to 'hit' and 'strike' asylum seekers (Crikey, Melbourne, 14 March 2012)
• Integrity of visa system is paramount (The National – PNG, 1 March 2012)

February

• Typhoid fears halt asylum transfers (The Australian, 27 February 2012)
• No discrimination against Chinese (Nanfang Daily (Shenzhen), China, 14 February 2012)
• Confusion about asylum seekers (The Courier Mail, 4 February 2012)

January

• Detainees 'won't be punished' (The Launceston Examiner, 27 January 2012)
• Only half the story when it comes to privacy (Sunday Times, 29 January 2012)
• Immigration's 'detention centre blackout' (Crikey, 10 January 2012)