We trained Burmese officers, police admit

Article originally appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald By Craig Skehan THE Australian Federal Police has confirmed three of its officers trained 20 Burmese police in intelligence gathering, as the international group Aidwatch warned that such co-operation should be...

Refugee funds get foreign label

Article appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald. By Debra Jopson. THE Federal Government has wrongly counted $113 million it is spending on supporting refugees during their first year in Australia as foreign aid, a Sydney-based watchdog says. This has contributed to...