Home Affairs ‘unlawfully’ jailed Australian citizen for 945 days, ombudsman reports
An Australian citizen is among 30 people unlawfully held in immigration detention in the last financial year, according…
Labor’s secret refugee visa blowout violates key Operation Sovereign Borders message that has deterred illegal migration for more than a decade
Australia has many natural advantages: great weather, rich resource deposits and the ultimate moat – a vast ocean…
Australia banned these Chinese CCTV cameras. Now they’re turning up in EVs
Just a year after hundreds of Chinese CCTV cameras were removed from federal government buildings over surveillance fears,…
Tony Burke delivers overdue migration policy, but is it sturdy enough to withstand critics?
Tony Burke was late to the National Press Club to announce the government’s migration policy on Thursday. Six…
Opposition Leader Angus Taylor questions Labor’s migration reset as net overseas figures remain above 292,000
Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has accused the Albanese government of failing to reduce migration despite its long-awaited overhaul…
Labor tightens visa rules as Tony Burke vows migration targets will be met
Australia will crack down on visa overstayers, stop international students from bringing family and limit the stay of…
Labor to unveil delayed migration overhaul targeting temporary visas
Labor will rely on tighter rules for temporary visas to reduce Australia’s net overseas migration rather than seek…
International students to be effectively barred from bringing family to Australia
International students would effectively be banned from bringing family members to Australia under a long-awaited overhaul of the…
Legal experts say Neo-Nazis could win in High Court
Some of Australia’s leading legal minds believe there is a significant prospect of the High Court overturning the…
Politics: Why Is Australia Shifting Right?
To understand the surge of the far-right, it helps to look at nationalism, authoritarianism and populism — and…
PM rules out British backpackers being forced to work in regions
The prime minister has vowed not to make British backpackers work in regional areas as part of a…
Nurses and teachers facing 12-month wait to get to Australia under visa overhaul
Employers wanting to bring nurses, teachers and other skilled workers to Australia are facing waits of up to…