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In response, embattled Immigration Minister Chris Bowen said there was a clear statutory basis for the policy.
BBC: Australia fails to find an asylum solution
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Australia will send the first group of asylum seekers to an offshore processing centre in Nauru this week, Immigration Minister Chris Bowen says.
BBC: Australia to send asylum seekers to Nauru this week
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Lawyers argued that because Chris Bowen, Australia's immigration minister, could not guarantee their protection, he had no power under Australia's Migration Act to send them to Malaysia.
ECONOMIST: The government hits a legal roadblock
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Chris Bowen becomes minister for immigration, a key portfolio in a country where asylum seekers arriving off Australia's vast coastline by boat have become a major political issue.
BBC: Australia PM Julia Gillard announces cabinet?
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More Afghans, as well as Syrians and Iraqis who had fled to refugee camps in Jordan, Turkey, and Lebanon, would be accepted as part of the increased intake, said Immigration Minister Chris Bowen.
BBC: Australia to increase refugee intake to 20,000 annually
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Bruce Bowen, Tim Legler, Hall of Famer Chris Mullin and Jalen Rose will provide analysis during The Finals.
ENGADGET: ESPN 3D preps for NBA Finals, adds new Friday Night Fights to the schedule