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Minister shuns Villawood hunger strikers
Federal Immigration Minister Chris Evans says he has no plans to meet a group of detainees reported to be on a hunger strike.[MORE]
Villawood detainees go on hunger strike
More than 100 detainees at Sydney's Villawood Detention Centre are on a hunger strike.[MORE]
Boy stabs teen at bowling alley
Police say a teenager is in a serious condition after being stabbed by another boy at a western Sydney bowling alley.[MORE]
Woman 'flashed and grabbed by teen attacker'
A 15-year-old boy has been charged over the alleged attempted sexual assault of a woman at Fairfield, in Sydney's south-west, earlier this week.[MORE]
Drug abuse widespread at Villawood: visitors
Regular visitors to Sydney's Villawood Immigration Detention Centre say many detainees have been taking illicit drugs for some time.[MORE]
Steely resolve: Iemma rules out stepping down
NSW Premier Morris Iemma says he has no plans to step aside as leader, despite yesterday's Newspoll.[MORE]
Pedestrian killed in hit-run
A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Sydney's south-west last night. [MORE]
China dissident commits suicide after forcible deportation
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Dissident commits suicide after being forcibly deported from Australia to China.[MORE]
Villawood roof protesters face deportation
Two Chinese nationals on the roof of the Villawood Immigration Detention Centre in Sydney face deportation once they come down.[MORE]
Detainees climb Villawood roof in deportation protest
The Department of Immigration has confirmed two Chinese nationals have climbed on to the roof of Sydney's Villawood Detention Centre. [MORE]
Villawood conditions not good enough, Evans agrees
Federal Immigration Minister Chris Evans says he agrees with a report that says conditions in parts of the Villawood Detention Centre are not acceptable[MORE]
Villawood conditions 'prison-like, disgraceful': HREOC
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) has described conditions at a section of Sydney's Villawood Detention Centre as "prison-like" and renewed calls to shut it down. [MORE]
Villawood protesters threaten suicide
Three detainees at Sydney's Villawood Detention Centre have been protesting on the roof of the centre.[MORE]
Villawood detainees strike against deportation
Up to 40 detainees at Sydney's Villawood detention centre have begun a hunger strike to protest against their deportation after serving jail time for criminal convictions. [MORE]
Injured pedestrian's identity a mystery
Police are trying to determine the identity of a pedestrian, who remains in a critical condition after being hit by a car in Sydney's south-west last night. [MORE]
Pakistani man 'could be killed' if deported
A leading human rights lawyer is pressuring the Federal Government not to deport a Pakistani man who has been in detention for more than two years.[MORE]
Woman charged over Sydney kidnapping
A second person has been charged over the abduction of a woman in south-west Sydney earlier this month.[MORE]
Razor blade swallower to be deported
A Chinese detainee, who is recovering from surgery to remove three razor blades, will be deported as soon as he is fit to fly.[MORE]
Police search for Villawood escapee
The Department of Immigration says police are searching for a man who escaped from Sydney's Villawood Detention Centre on Wednesday night.[MORE]
Detainees leave roof after 4 days
A rooftop protest at Sydney's Villawood Immigration Detention Centre has ended peacefully after four days.[MORE]
5 charged over armoured van robberies
Five people arrested over a string of robberies of armoured vans in Sydney have been charged.[MORE]
Villawood roof protesters refuse to budge
The three detainees involved in a rooftop protest at Sydney's Villawood Immigration Detention Centre have vowed they will not come down until their demands are met.[MORE]
Sydney police smash 'armoured-van robbery syndicate'
Sydney police say they have dismantled an armed robbery syndicate that was allegedly behind the robberies of three armoured vans at Homebush, Villawood and West Ryde between March and July this year.[MORE]
Detainee protester's injury 'not serious'
The office of the Immigration Minister, Kevin Andrews, says injuries suffered by a detainee involved in a roof-top protest at Sydney's Villawood Immigration Detention Centre are not life-threatening.[MORE]
Villawood roof protesters fight visit ban
Three men protesting on the roof of Sydney's Villawood Immigration Detention Centre say they are trying to highlight the conditions for all detainees.[MORE]
