Taking headlines is the asylum seekers. Asylum means safe place and this is what these people are doing trying to get to safe place some people are finding it really hard in there countries so they are taking small boats here to Australia.

With permission people are taking these boats in very harsh conditions under the risk of starving  or there boat being invaded with pirates.

Some people in the other countries are making money by selling tickets and bringing people over here to Australia with out permission. Also known as people smugglers.

Kevin Rudd says these people smugglers shold go to jail. 

by emma locandro

Immagration has played a big part on this country Australia people have come from everywhere across the world such as kenya,  Sudan, Iran, Columbia and many other places.

In the early days the goverment encoraged people to come to australia to boost the  population. The goverment gave very cheap tickets or even free ones to come to Australia.

Now it is different not everyone gets into the country. Lots of people come to get away from violence or some are looking for work. My grandfather lived in Italy and came to Australia for work.  

On the 14th of March at the Melbourne cricket ground there was a concert to raise money for all those poor people who lost there homes or got injured. Lots of famous people gave their time to help raise money such as Kylie Minogue, John Farnham, The Presets, Coldplay and Gabriella Cilmi.

 With a 12 hour concert everyone was partied out but the one thing that every one was touched by the 1 minute silence.