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Articles & Media Releases

Breaking News: High Court rules law affecting migrants as invalid (pdf)
- by Nigel Dobbie
 

Published 19/04/07

Vietnamese migration made easier: a revised Country Education Profile has opened up new opportunities for people from Vietnam interested in skilled migrant visas to Australia
- by David Bitel and Thong Nguyen
 

Published 30/11/06

Filipino migration made easier: a revised Country Education Profile has opened up new opportunities for Filipinos interested in skilled migrant visas to Australia
- by David Bitel
 

Published 12/10/06

Practical application and vital historical context: Hathaway's The Rights of Refugees Under International Law - published in Law Society Journal 'Review', August 2006
- by Nicholas McNally
 

Published 01/08/06

Forthcoming revolution in UK immigration law: new approach to work and study in the UK
- by Graeme Kirk, Gross & Co Solicitors (UK agents of Parish Patience Immigration)
 

Published 22/03/06

Recent developments in Immigration law - seminar presented to NSW Young Lawyers, Law Society of New South Wales
- Refugee Law by Nicholas McNally
- Student visa cancellations under the Migration Act and ESOS Act by Nigel Dobbie
 
For additional information about this seminar, we invite you to contact Mr Dobbie.
 

Published 15/03/06

World Human Rights Day speech to Honours Club, under auspices of NSW Friends of the Hebrew University
- by David Bitel
 

Published 23/11/05

Media Release: Student visa cancellations overturned (pdf)
- by Nicholas McNally and Nigel Dobbie
 

Published 16/09/05

Media Release: Parish Patience Immigration applauds Government stand on religious dress
- by Nicholas McNally
 

Published 30/08/05

"It Takes Courage to be a Refugee - The Story of Elizabeth," 2005 Refugee Day Address to Baha'i Community at Baha'i Temple, Ingleside, Sydney
- by David Bitel
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Published 19/06/05

"Perceptions of Bangladeshis living in Australia of Jews, Israel and the conflict in the Middle East ," paper presented to the Conference on Anti-Semitism in the Contemporary World, Monash University, Melbourne, 6-7 February 2005
- by David Bitel
 

Published 07/02/05

"Families being split up, claim refugee groups," Sydney Morning Herald, 22 Jan 2005
- by Elizabeth Bowron of The Sydney Morning Herald. Includes comments by David Bitel
 

Published 22/01/05

Dealing with onshore visa cancellations under section 116 of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) (student and visitor visa cancellations): paper presented at Migration Institute of Australia NSW State Conference
- by Nigel Dobbie
 

Published 20/09/04

"Effective Protection" in Australian Law, from 'UNHCR Discussion Paper: The Principle of Effective Protection Elsewhere,' published in UNHCR Regional Office Newsletter No 1/2004
- by David Bitel
 

Published July 2004

Photos from the wedding of Diana Tong and Howard Murdoch, 22 May 2004
- Parish Patience Immigration staff and families
 

Published 07/07/04

International Protection & Refugee Law: paper presented to American Immigration Lawyers' Association Annual Conference
- by David Bitel
 

Published 13/06/04

Speech to Bathurst City Council at the launch of Refugee Welcome Zone
- by David Bitel
 

Published 05/05/04

Illegal Imprisonment at Guantanamo Bay [link to external site] - article published in April 2004 Law Society Journal on behalf of International Commission of Jurists Australian Section
- by Nick McNally
 

Published April 2004

Migration Amendment (Judicial Review) Bill 2004
- by Parish Patience Immigration
 

Published 31/03/04

Whither Democracy: Australian immigration law since September 11 - musings of a human rights activist (paper presented at the Law Librarians Joint Study Institute 2004
- by David Bitel
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Published 22/02/04

Skilled and Business Migration to Australia - paper presented at IBA Conference 2003, London
- by David Bitel & Sharon McCabe
 

Published 20/11/03

Recognition of Relationships in Australian law - paper presented at IBA Conference 2003, London
- by David Bitel & Veronika Hurbis
 

Published 21/11/03

Recognition of Relationships in Australian law - paper presented at IBA Conference 2003, San Francisco
- by David Bitel & Veronika Hurbis
 

Published 16/09/03

11 September 2001: A Comparative Study of the Effect of the Continuing Terrorism Threat on International Migration Policies - paper presented at IBA Conference 2003, San Francisco
- by David Bitel & Etienne Hugo
 

Published 16/09/03

Submission to Senate Select Committee on Ministerial Discretion in Migration Matters
- by David Bitel
 

Published 18/08/03

Speech to Emanuel School, Randwick NSW, in honour of Refugee Day 2003
- by David Bitel
 

Published 18/06/03

Opening Speech, Isle of Refuge Art Exhibition, UNSW College of Fine Arts
- by David Bitel
 

Published 12/06/03

Health Requirements in Australian Immigration Law
- by Sharon McCabe
 

Published 10/06/03

Speech to Interfaith Conference, Parramatta, Sydney on 31 March 2003
- by David Bitel
 

Published 31/03/03

Honour Thy Father and Thy Mother: Parent Visas Explained
- by David Bitel
 

Published March 2003

Traps for the Uninitiated: Regulation 8503 "no further stay" visa condition (article for Nepali Australian Link community newspaper)
- by David Bitel
 

Published Mar 2003

The Immigration Maze: Basics of visa law (article for Nepali Australian Link community newspaper)
- by David Bitel
 

Published Feb 2003

Media Release: High Court 'privative clause' challenge - Parish Patience Immigration wins historic ruling from the High Court protecting immigrants’ rights
- by Parish Patience Immigration
 

Published 15/02/03

Minister can't turn the tide [comment on High Court decision in Plaintiff S157 of 2002 v The Commonwealth of Australia]
- by The Canberra Times
 

Published 07/02/03

Current state of judicial review of decisions made under the Migration Act 1958 (Cth)
- by Nigel Dobbie, Senior Associate
 

Published 11/11/02

From "Fiddler on the Roof" to 'father' of the Bangladeshi community: Paul Cullen humanitarian award goes to solicitor David Bitel
- by Law Society Journal (Law Society of New South Wales)
 

Published Nov 2002

The Effect of 11 September 2001 on international immigration policies, from an Australian perspective
- by Etienne de Villiers Hugo, Solicitor
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Published 23/10/02

Media Release: High Court 'privative clause' challenge
- by Parish Patience Immigration
 

Published 13/08/02

Skilled Migration Visas: Pitfalls for the Uninitiated
- by David Bitel
 

Published 25/03/02

The Current Status of Civil Society in Nepal: a Role for the Commonwealth?
- by David Bitel
 

Published 23/02/02

Refugee Law - Membership of a Particular Social Group - The Issue of Sexual Orientation Persecution
- by David Bitel
 

Published 01/11/01

Refugees and the Refugee Council of Australia: Contemporary Issues
- by David Bitel
 

Published 11/10/01

Debunking the Myths about Asylum Seekers
- by The Edmund Rice Centre for Justice & Community Education
 

Published Sept 2001

Skilled Migration Points Tests applying from 1 July 1999
- by David Bitel
 

Published 16/02/01

Changes to Student visas from 1 November 2000
- by David Bitel
 

Published 16/02/01

Boats, votes and human rights - paper given at the National Conference on Reconciliation, Multiculturalism, Immigration and Human Rights at the University of Technology, Sydney
- by David Bitel
 

Published 02/12/00

Australian immigration law today - Law Week 2000 lecture
- by Michael Jones
 

Published 17/05/00

Immigration Basics
- by Michael Jones
 

Published 16/06/98
Updated 31/12/00

Judicial review of immigration decisions - making it legal
- by Michael Jones
 

Published 12/02/98

Refugees: the never-ending experience. The relevance of the Refugee Council of Australia
- by David Bitel
 

Published 12/02/98

Divorce and annulment in the Philippines and Australia
- by Michael Jones
 

Published 12/02/98

Does Australia have a truly non-discriminatory immigration policy?
- by David Bitel
 

Published 12/02/98
 
 

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