2003 Departmental Media Releases
December
- Media Statement - Iraqi Returnees
- DPS 83/2003 - Criminal Sent Home under MOU with Vietnam (28 December)
- DPS 82/2003 - Christmas Festivities for Immigration Detainees (24 December)
- DPS 81/2003 - Response to Allegations regarding the Incident at Port Hedland on 4 December (9 December)
- DPS 80/2003 - Daily Telegraph Ignores Facts on Villawood IDC (5 December)
- DPS 79/2003 - Staff Injured in Detainee Rioting at Port Hedland (5 December)
November
- DPS 78/2003 - Fifteen Detained from North Sydney Construction Sites (13 November)
- DPS 77/2003 - Changes to Middle East Humanitarian Visa Processing (5 November)
October
- Media Statement - The Kadems (23 October)
- DPS 76/2003 - Twenty Six People Detained in Dawn Operation in Victoria (23 October)
- DPS 75/2003 - Twenty One People Detained in Multiple Sydney Operations (22 October)
- DPS 74/2003 - DIMIA Sets the Record Straight (22 October)
- DPS 73/2003 - Sweeping Operations Locate Twenty-Two in Canberra and Regional New South Wales (21 October)
- DPS 72/2003 - Six Detained in Wollongong Operation (17 October)
- DPS 71/2003 - Twenty Seven Located in Sydney Operations (16 October)
- DPS 70/2003 - Three Detained in Joint Agency Roadblock (8 October)
- DPS 69/2003 - Twenty People Located in Griffith Operations (3 October)
- DPS 68/2003 - Allegations of Corruption - Investigations Proceeding (3 October)
- DPS 67/2003 - Fourteen People Detained in Bundaberg Operation (2 October)
- DPS 66/2003 - What the Australian Did Not Tell You - Allegations of Corruption (1 October)
September
- DPS 65/2003 - Eleven People Detained after Joint Operation in Sydney (30 September)
- DPS 64/2003 - Immigration and Police Detain Seven in Tamworth (19 September)
- DPS 63/2003 - Employer Awareness Activity Nets Seven Unlawful Non Citizens (12 September)
- DPS 62/2003 - Six Convicted Criminals Removed under International Agreement (14 September)
- DPS 61/2003 - Immigration Operation in Sydney Locates 61 People (12 September)
- DPS 60/2003 - Four Suspected Gang Members Detained (4 September)
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DPS 59/2003 - Heritage Listed Buildings the Key in Preferred Design Concept (2 September)
August
- DPS 57/2003 - Group 4 To Manage Immigration Detention Facilities (27 August)
- DPS 56/2003 - Immigration Detains Eighteen in Newcastle/Hunter Area Operation (15 August)
- DPS 55/2003 - Immigration Detains Three Unlawfuls in Fraud Operation (13 August)
- DPS 54/2003 - Fourteen Detained: Melbourne Brothel Compliance Operation (13 August)
- DPS 53/2003 - Twelve Detained in NSW North Coast Compliance Operation (8 August)
- DPS 52/2003 - Five Detained in Rural NSW Compliance Operation (8 August)
July
- DPS 51/2003 - Thirty-One Illegals in Detention Following Compliance Operations in Suburban Sydney (31 July)
- DPS 50/2003 - Eleven Detained in Qld Compliance Operation (31 July)
- DPS 49/2003 - Canberra Compliance Activity Snares Two (24 July)
- DPS 48/2003 - Mother And Daughter Successfully Reunited In Iran (24 July)
- DPS 47/2003 - Criminal Sent Home under MOU with Vietnam (18 July)
- DPS 46/2003 - Twenty-Six Illegals Located in Suburban Sydney (11 July)
- DPS 45/2003 - Twenty-Two Located in Sydney Compliance Operation (8 July)
- DPS 44/2003 - Immigration fraud ring busted (1 July)
June
- DPS 43/2003 - Four-Day Operation Nets 16 Illegals in Central West NSW (27 June)
- DPS 42/2003 - Two Criminals Removed under MOU with Vietnam (25 June)
- DPS 41/2003 - Afghan Reintegration Package Offer to Expire (25 June)
- DPS 40/2003 - Immigration Detainee Dies In Melbourne Hospital (20 June)
- DPS 39/2003 - Operation Nets Four Illegals In Sydney Suburbs
- DPS 38/2003 - Seven Illegal Workers Seized In Queensland (12 June)
- DPS 37/2003 - Trial to Improve Processing under Australia's Humanitarian Program (2 June)
May
- DPS 36/2003 - Seven Illegal Workers to Be Removed From Australia (29 May)
- DPS 35/2003 - Compliance Operation Nets Two Illegal Sex Workers in Canberra (22 May)
- DPS 34/2003 - Three Criminals Removed under MOU with Vietnam (20 May)
- DPS 33/2003 - Relocation of the Australian Visa Office Philippines (20 May)
- DPS 32/2003 - New Immigration Clearance Requirements for Crewmembers of Non-Military Ships (19 May)
- DPS 31/2003 - Iranian Detainees to Go Home (2 May)
- DPS 30/2003 - 14 Illegals Detained in Northern New South Wales (2 May)
April
- DPS 29/2003 - Two Criminals Removed under MOU with Vietnam (29 April)
- DPS 28/2003 - Illegal Workers Picked Up Near Millmerran (16 April)
March
- DPS 27/2003 - Illegal Workers Found in Cooma (27 Mar)
- DPS 26/2003 - Wandin North Roadblock Nets Eight Illegals (27 Mar)
- DPS 25/2003 - Bass Hill Celebrates Harmony Day (24 Mar)
- DPS 24/2003 - Sydney Migration Activity Snares 32 Illegals (21 Mar)
- DPS 23/2003 - Information Sources for Australian Visa Inquiries - Middle East Crisis (20 Mar)
- DPS 22/2003 - Visa Processing Arrangements - Middle East (20 Mar)
- DPS 21/2003 - Four Criminals Removed Under International Agreement (19 Mar)
- DPS 20/2003 - Plans in Place for Middle East Visa Processing (18 Mar)
- DPS 19/2003 - Five detained following operation in Bendigo (13 Mar)
- DPS 18/2003 - Baxter children to go to Willsden Primary School (6 Mar)
- DPS 17/2003 - Destruction at Baxter (5 Mar)
February
- DPS 16/2003 - Baxter children to go to Port Augusta Secondary School (27 Feb)
- DPS 15/2003 - Thirteen detained following roadblock (26 Feb)
- DPS 14/2003 - 18 detained after operation in Port Melbourne (20 Feb)
- DPS 13/2003 - Ten detained following compliance activity in Riverina (19 Feb)
- DPS 12/2003 - Port Augusta community consultations (18 Feb)
- DPS 11/2003 - Sydney compliance activity results in detention of 88 unlawfuls (9 Feb)
- DPS 10/2003 - Time limit for foreign ships in Australian waters (7 Feb)
January
- DPS 9/2003 - Australian visa service improved in the US (Jan 24)
- DPS 8/2003 - United approach to community services at Baxter (Jan 23)
- DPS 7/2003 - AMEP preferred tenderers selected (Jan 17)
- DPS 6/2003 - Port Hedland fire safety measures meet standards (Jan 8)
- DPS 5/2003 - Two removed from Australia following recent fires and unrest (Jan 6)
- DPS 4/2003 - Detention incidents: first charges laid (Jan 3)
- DPS 3/2003 - Misinformation about detainees dispelled (Jan 2)
- DPS 2/2003 - Immigration facilities tense but controlled (Jan 1)
- DPS 1/2003 - Mass escape foiled at Villawood (Jan 1)