of any evidence that attempts have been made to collect the diaspora tax in Australia.

She says the DFAT is not aware of this practice currently occurring.

Full statement from Foreign Affairs Minister



The Australian Government condemns any efforts by Eritrea to impose a tax on the Eritrean diaspora, whether in Australia or internationally, and particularly measures to collect such a tax by way of extortion, threats of violence, fraud and other illicit means. Such a tax is in clear violation of UN Security Council Resolution 2023 (2011).



In 2013, Australia co-sponsored a resolution of the UN Human Rights Council which strongly condemned “any violation by the Government of Eritrea of its international human rights obligations in the connection with the collection of taxes outside Eritrea from its nationals.



On 6 June 2011,of tournament play. In the Gold bracket, PA Express will take on last year’s champions Team HLA at 10:30am in Edwards. In the Silver bracket Midwestern Force faces Oregon Elite for the Silver Championship at 9:15am in Edwards.

Results for Tuesday 7/2

Super Master’s Division (40+)

Championship Bracket

Championship: Elder Statesmen 16, C2C Magic Wands 4
On a glorious early July afternoon at 8000', the mostly-somewhat Hobart group of Elder Statesmen easily won their second consecutive Supermasters title at the 41st Vail Shootout. It was a very convincing 16-4 victory over the Magic Wands out of Texas. Dan Pratt (Syracuse ’87) opened the scoring for the Elder Statesmen. Pratt methodically made the trip from one end of the field to the other where upon arriving he simply deposited the ball into the Magic