Fifth member of Iranian women’s soccer team leaves Australia
A fifth member of the Iranian women’s football team withdrew her asylum claim and left the country overnight,…
Australia’s refugee policy is tested as Iran’s humanitarian crisis expands
It was just over 10 years ago that the Abbott government intervened in what was an international humanitarian…
Staffer convinced Iranian soccer players abandon Australia asylum bid to return home
Members of Australia’s Iranian community believe Iran used a support member of the Women’s Football team to convince…
‘We would love to have them’: Queensland football club offers Iranian players granted asylum new home base
A Queensland football club has offered a new home base to players from the Iranian women’s soccer team…
New laws to temporarily ban people coming to Australia from designated countries
Overseas visitors planning to travel to Australia from certain countries could be temporarily banned in an attempt by…
Coalition brands Australian children in Syria terrorist ‘sympathisers’
The Coalition has branded a group of Australian children as terrorist “sympathisers” because their mothers travelled to Syria…
Coalition calls to criminalise assistance to ISIS-linked Australians seeking to return
The federal opposition has proposed a new criminal offence to punish those who help Australians with links to…
Border Force launches operation targeting illegal foreign fishing off Queensland coast
Authorities are launching a multi-agency operation to target foreign fishing boats illegally entering Australian waters in north Queensland…
Man charged with making explosives after Perth Invasion Day incident
A 31-year-old man has been charged after a homemade device police said was packed with chemicals and designed…
Controversial group Hizb ut-Tahrir says it ‘cannot be banned’ despite proposed laws targeting hate speech
A controversial Islamic group says the government “cannot ban” its ideas despite its members facing the threat of…
Tony Burke celebrates Kaz Hamad’s arrest as illicit tobacco expert warns it may leave a power vacuum
Australia’s alleged tobacco kingpin Kazem Hamad was once considered untouchable. Living in Iraq beyond the arm of Australian…
Beloved Ballarat tai chi teacher granted visa after community push
On a December day at 4:30pm precisely, the prayers of a group of Ballarat residents were answered. Jack…