Australian Immigration Daily News

Source: https://benchmarkinc.com.au/web/

Turkish Consul-General Sarik Ariyak, aged 50, and his bodyguard, Engin Sever,aged 28, were shot outside a residence on Portland Street, Dover Heights, about 9.45am on Wednesday 17 December 1980.Mr Ariyak and Mr Sever were leaving the residence in separate vehicles, when they were approached by two unknown men, who fired multiple shots at close range before fleeing the area on a motorcycle.

Mr Ariyak died at the scene, and Mr Sever died a short time later at St Vincent’s Hospital.

Despite extensive investigations by police at the time and over the years, no one has ever been charged.

This decision concerns whether an individual that entered Australia as a working holiday maker was a resident of Australia for tax purposes and whether that individual was required to pay tax at the minimum 15 per cent tax rate applying to working holiday maker income or at the rates that otherwise apply more generally to Australian residents (which incorporate the tax-free threshold).

‘This decision upholds the ATO’s current view meaning that employer obligations have not changed, and employers should continue to apply the appropriate tax tables when determining the amount to withhold for working holiday makers,’ Deputy Commissioner Jeremy Geale said.

The parties have until 3 September 2020 to seek special leave to appeal the Full Federal Court’s decision to the High Court.

Source: Addy-v-Commissioner.pdf

A 46-year-old Finnish man will be liable for removal from Australia after downloading and distributing thousands of disturbing child exploitation material from mobile phones while in immigration detention. Mr Tapani Henrik Hakkinen was already a serial offender when he pleaded guilty to possessing child exploitation material in the Brisbane District Court yesterday (6 August 2020).

The discovery of over 5,855 images and 222 videos on mobile phones, was made at the Brisbane Immigration Detention Centre. Mr Hakkinen was interviewed and charged by Queensland Police, who also seized his mobile phones. Mr Haikkinen had only been in immigration detention for approximately 4 months, after serving 21 months in jail for previous child exploitation material offences.

Detention Operations Commander Graeme Grosse said this is a perfect example of the need for the Prohibiting Items Bill currently before Parliament.