The Pacific solution has been an outstanding success,

The (Australian) government is working closely with industry to target the skilled migration programme to help meet the needs of the states and regions, including regional and rural Victoria,

Skilled migration has clear economic and social benefits for Australia and the Australian Government has a range of initiatives to attract skilled migrants, especially to regional areas.

The (Federal) Government is working closely with industry to target the skilled migration program to help best meet the needs of the states and regions, including regional and rural Victoria,

Fourteen were detained and will be escorted to Baxter Immigration Detention Facility while arrangements are made for their departure,

The conditions at Baxter do need to be improved and when we have finished the job, I think everybody will be very proud of it, ... It will never be a fun place to be but it will be very good.