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Major acceleration in processing of asylum seekers

In the last three months, processing of primary level asylum seeker applications increased from 1,002 in December 2023; to 1,479 in January 2024 and...

21.04.2024 10

Pearls and Irritations

Abul Rizvi

Did Dutton and Tehan disagree on immigration levels?

In a recent interview on Perth radio, Opposition Spokesman on Immigration, Dan Tehan, asserted: “I’ve been saying now for well over 18 months,...

04.04.2024 9

Pearls and Irritations

Abul Rizvi

Why are Chinese backpackers required to sit an English Test while Taiwanese backpackers are not?

It’s well past time that Australia’s English language requirements for working holiday visas was addressed and applied consistently for young...

01.04.2024 7

Pearls and Irritations

Abul Rizvi

The real reason Labor is rushing through immigration powers

The government’s new deportation legislation is both radical and at the same time addresses two issues that have been around for at least 30 years....

28.03.2024 8

Pearls and Irritations

Abul Rizvi

The real reason Labor is rushing through immigration powers

The government's new deportation legislation is both radical and at the same time addresses two issues that have been around for at least 30 years....

27.03.2024 8

Canberra Times

Abul Rizvi

Why we shouldn’t believe the Institute of Public Affairs

Net permanent and long-term (NP&L-T) movements data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) was recently used by the far right...

24.03.2024 8

Pearls and Irritations

Abul Rizvi

In 2022-23, onshore asylum seekers were 33% less than under Peter Dutton

The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) this week published full year data on onshore asylum seekers in 2022-23 compared to 2022-21. The data highlights...

19.03.2024 10

Pearls and Irritations

Abul Rizvi

The future of Australia’s overseas student program

At over 40 percent of net migration, Australia’s overseas student program was growing unsustainably before the pandemic. The border closures hid...

12.03.2024 8

Pearls and Irritations

Abul Rizvi

What happened to net migration in January 2024

With the Opposition Spokesperson for Immigration, Dan Tehan, making it clear immigration levels will be a key battleground for the 2025 Election, the...

06.03.2024 30

Pearls and Irritations

Abul Rizvi

Is Dan Tehan confused about immigration levels?

In an interview on the Insiders program, Shadow Immigration Minister Dan Tehan was asked what Australia’s immigration intake should be. He said that...

04.03.2024 5

Pearls and Irritations

Abul Rizvi

Permanent and long-term movements continue at high levels

While it is highly likely net migration is now past its peak and declining, the data to this stage suggests it may only be falling gradually. ...

21.02.2024 10

Pearls and Irritations

Abul Rizvi

Dutton oversaw largest rise in asylum applications in history. They came by air.

The arrival last week of a boat carrying 24 potential asylum seekers, and possibly another one carrying 13, sent Peter Dutton into his standard boat...

21.02.2024 10

Pearls and Irritations

Abul Rizvi

Dutton's latest scare campaign on boats doesn't hold water

The arrival last week of a boat carrying 24 potential asylum seekers, and possibly another one carrying 13, has sent Peter Dutton into his standard...

20.02.2024 10

Canberra Times

Abul Rizvi

What’s happening with covid visa holders?

The covid visa stream of sub-class 408 was introduced during the pandemic when international borders were closed. It enabled temporary entrants who...

06.02.2024 10

Pearls and Irritations

Abul Rizvi

Restricting onshore student visa hopping – harder than it looks

Onshore student visa policy gets relatively little attention as it deals with people who are already in Australia, but it is critical to how the...

02.02.2024 6

Pearls and Irritations

Abul Rizvi

It's time to rethink the overseas student program

From July to December 2023, the Albanese government implemented or announced major tightening of student visa policy, much of which had been needed...

30.01.2024 20

The Examiner

Abul Rizvi

It's time to rethink the overseas student program

From July to December 2023, the Albanese government implemented or announced major tightening of student visa policy, much of which had been needed...

30.01.2024 10

Canberra Times

Abul Rizvi

Time running out for Albanese Government to fix asylum system

Despite its $160 million package to better manage asylum seekers, time is running out for the Albanese Government to get on top of the asylum seeker...

30.01.2024 5

Pearls and Irritations

Abul Rizvi

If immigration must stay in Home Affairs, here’s how to fix the agency

The founding secretary of the Department of Home Affairs, Mike Pezzullo, was dismissed late last year for egregiously breaching the public service...

17.01.2024 7

Pearls and Irritations

Abul Rizvi

‘Crackdown’ on asylum seekers arriving by plane should have begun 10 years ago

There are now over 100,000 asylum seekers in Australia, the vast majority of whom will wind up living in the shadows of society. It’s a staggering...

17.01.2024 10

WA Today

Abul Rizvi

‘Crackdown’ on asylum seekers arriving by plane should have begun 10 years ago

There are now over 100,000 asylum seekers in Australia, the vast majority of whom will wind up living in the shadows of society. It’s a staggering...

17.01.2024 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Abul Rizvi

‘Crackdown’ on asylum seekers arriving by plane should have begun 10 years ago

There are now over 100,000 asylum seekers in Australia, the vast majority of whom will wind up living in the shadows of society. It’s a staggering...

17.01.2024 20

The Age

Abul Rizvi

‘Crackdown’ on asylum seekers arriving by plane should have begun 10 years ago

There are now over 100,000 asylum seekers in Australia, the vast majority of whom will wind up living in the shadows of society. It’s a staggering...

17.01.2024 8

Brisbane Times

Abul Rizvi

If immigration must stay in Home Affairs, here's how to fix the agency

The founding secretary of the Department of Home Affairs, Mike Pezzullo, was dismissed late last year for egregiously breaching the public service...

14.01.2024 6

Canberra Times

Abul Rizvi

Different views of Australia’s population from agencies in the same portfolio

Three days before Christmas, Treasury’s Centre for Population has without much fanfare issued its 2023 Population Statement. As this is only...

31.12.2023 10

Pearls and Irritations

Abul Rizvi

Is Albanese on track to deliver proposed net migration reductions?

After letting net migration blow out to around 518,000 in 2022-23, the Albanese Government has announced it wants to bring net migration down to...

17.12.2023 7

Pearls and Irritations

Abul Rizvi

Dutton’s dog whistle will sound if Albanese fails this migration test

The Albanese government’s new migration strategy is a step in the right direction. But a failure to deliver on its promises – particularly...

12.12.2023 30

The Age

Abul Rizvi

Dutton’s dog whistle will sound if Albanese fails this migration test

The Albanese government’s new migration strategy is a step in the right direction. But a failure to deliver on its promises – particularly...

12.12.2023 9

Brisbane Times

Abul Rizvi

Dutton’s dog whistle will sound if Albanese fails this migration test

The Albanese government’s new migration strategy is a step in the right direction. But a failure to deliver on its promises – particularly...

12.12.2023 3

WA Today

Abul Rizvi

Dutton’s dog whistle will sound if Albanese fails this migration test

The Albanese government’s new migration strategy is a step in the right direction. But a failure to deliver on its promises – particularly...

12.12.2023 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Abul Rizvi

Dutton’s border protection rhetoric is nothing like his border protection record

Peter Dutton’s border protection rhetoric has contributed to a remarkable improvement in the Coalition’s public polling. He will ride that...

04.12.2023 8

Pearls and Irritations

Abul Rizvi

Hysteria: Putting the 12 asylum seeker boat arrivals into context {graphs}

While there is much hysteria from Peter Dutton and the Murdoch press associated with the 12 asylum seekers who recently arrived by boat (it’s a...

27.11.2023 6

Pearls and Irritations

Abul Rizvi

Have primary asylum applications peaked?

Primary level asylum applications fell marginally in September 2023 to 2,005 from a post-pandemic peak of 2,164 in August 2023. With the Government...

13.11.2023 10

Pearls and Irritations

Abul Rizvi

Net migration of 500,000 guarantees an ugly immigration election

The October 2023 arrivals and departures data, to be published next week, is highly likely to confirm that net migration for the 12 months to...

08.11.2023 6

Pearls and Irritations

Abul Rizvi

Record asylum caseload at Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT)

With announcement of a strategy to address Australia’s burgeoning asylum backlogs, it is worth looking at the asylum caseload at the AAT. Addressing...

01.11.2023 6

Pearls and Irritations

Abul Rizvi

Albanese government addresses coalition-era asylum seekers surge

After around eight years of policy paralysis and the biggest labour trafficking scam abusing the asylum system in our history, a scam that was largely...

09.10.2023 7

Pearls and Irritations

Abul Rizvi

Pezzullo departure should end the Home Affairs experiment

Creation of the Department of Home Affairs was a disaster for Australia’s immigration policy and administration. The impending departure of its...

28.09.2023 9

Pearls and Irritations

Abul Rizvi

What the forthcoming migration strategy won’t address

The Government has foreshadowed that it will soon release its new migration strategy. Most of what has been leaked to date is sensible fine tuning of...

27.09.2023 6

Pearls and Irritations

Abul Rizvi

Asylum seekers from Pacific Island Nations

In August 2023, there was another sharp increase in asylum applications from Pacific Island nationals (including Timor-Leste) to over 390. That is...

19.09.2023 7

Pearls and Irritations

Abul Rizvi

Will number of temporary entrants in Australia continue to rise?

At end July 2023, there was an all-time record 2.554 million temporary entrants in Australia. The crucial policy question is whether that will be a...

11.09.2023 7

Pearls and Irritations

Abul Rizvi

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