Amanda Vanstone
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"The Honourable"

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/ office = Minister for Employment (Australia)/Minister for Employment

/ term_start = 11 March 1996

/ term_end = 9 October 1997

/ primeminister = John Howard

/ predecessor = Simon Crean

/ successor = David Kemp (politician)/David Kemp

/ office1 = Minister for Justice (Australia)/Minister for Justice

/ term_start1 = 9 October 1997

/ term_end1 = 30 January 2001

/ primeminister1 = John Howard

/ predecessor1 = Daryl Williams

/ successor1 = Chris Ellison

/ office2 = Minister for Social Services (Australia)/Minister for Family and Community Services

/ term_start2 = 10 November 2001

/ term_end2 = 7 October 2003

/ primeminister2 = John Howard

/ predecessor2 = Jocelyn Newman

/ successor2 = Kay Patterson

/ office3 = Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (Australia)/Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs

/ term_start3 = 7 October 2003

/ term_end3 = 30 January 2007

/ primeminister3 = John Howard

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The conditions at Baxter do need to be improved and when we have finished the job, I think everybody will be very proud of it, ... It will never be a fun place to be but it will be very good.

The (Federal) Government is working closely with industry to target the skilled migration program to help best meet the needs of the states and regions, including regional and rural Victoria.

Skilled migration has clear economic and social benefits for Australia and the Australian Government has a range of initiatives to attract skilled migrants, especially to regional areas.

The Pacific solution has been an outstanding success.

Fourteen were detained and will be escorted to Baxter Immigration Detention Facility while arrangements are made for their departure.

The (Australian) government is working closely with industry to target the skilled migration programme to help meet the needs of the states and regions, including regional and rural Victoria.

But Australia has a very good record of not giving in to such protests.