Monday's news

22 Jul 2013

Kevin Rudd’s new asylum seeker policy has come under fire and a 6.5 magnitude earthquake has hit the New Zealand city of Wellington on Sunday, with residents likely to feel aftershocks for weeks to come.

New asylum seeker policy

With over 3000 asylum seekers that arrive in Australia each month now being sent to Papua New Guinea, the Rudd Government is under pressure to bring PNG detention facilities up to United Nation standards for health and education provisions in order to accommodate the detainees. SMH.com.au has more.

England's 347-run win against Australia 

Australia has fallen behind 2-0 in the Ashes series in one of its biggest ever defeats. It was the third biggest loss in the history of the Ashes. News.com.au has the full story.

Wellington earthquake

A 6.5 earthquake hit Wellington, New Zealand on Friday with potential aftershocks to follow for weeks. Up to 120 aftershocks have been recorded since the quake on Sunday afternoon. Four people we injured in the tremor although there were no serious injuries reported. News.com.au has more.

Visa fraud revealed

An Immigration Department audit has revealed Indian students and workers have defrauded the system on a huge scale.

Thousands of Indian students, skilled workers and 457 visa holders have used dodgy travel and work documents to obtain entry into Australia. The audit has revealed fraud rates reaching nearly 50 per cent. ABC news has all the details.

11-year-old girl flees marriage

An 11-year-old Yemeni girl has spoken out over fleeing her family and a forced marriage. A video leaked on LiveLeak has revealed that 11-year-old Nada Al-Ahdal has fled with her uncle after she was promised to another man. Her family informed her that she was engaged and paid for and threatened to kill her if she ran. Ninemsn.com.au has the full story.

Froome wins Tour

Britain’s Chris Froome has taken out the Tour de France as Marcel Kittel won the final stage and achieved fourth place. Froome won three stages in this edition of the Tour, winning overall with a margin of four minutes and 20 seconds over Colombian Nairo Quintana of Movistar, who took out second place. ABC news has full coverage.