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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...
In a recent interview on Perth radio, Opposition Spokesman on Immigration, Dan Tehan, asserted: “I’ve been saying now for well over 18 months,...
It’s well past time that Australia’s English language requirements for working holiday visas was addressed and applied consistently for young...
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....
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....
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...
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...
At over 40 percent of net migration, Australia’s overseas student program was growing unsustainably before the pandemic. The border closures hid...
With the Opposition Spokesperson for Immigration, Dan Tehan, making it clear immigration levels will be a key battleground for the 2025 Election, the...
In an interview on the Insiders program, Shadow Immigration Minister Dan Tehan was asked what Australia’s immigration intake should be. He said that...
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. ...
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...
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...
The covid visa stream of sub-class 408 was introduced during the pandemic when international borders were closed. It enabled temporary entrants who...
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...
From July to December 2023, the Albanese government implemented or announced major tightening of student visa policy, much of which had been needed...
From July to December 2023, the Albanese government implemented or announced major tightening of student visa policy, much of which had been needed...
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...
The founding secretary of the Department of Home Affairs, Mike Pezzullo, was dismissed late last year for egregiously breaching the public service...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The founding secretary of the Department of Home Affairs, Mike Pezzullo, was dismissed late last year for egregiously breaching the public service...
Three days before Christmas, Treasury’s Centre for Population has without much fanfare issued its 2023 Population Statement. As this is only...
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...
The Albanese government’s new migration strategy is a step in the right direction. But a failure to deliver on its promises – particularly...
The Albanese government’s new migration strategy is a step in the right direction. But a failure to deliver on its promises – particularly...
The Albanese government’s new migration strategy is a step in the right direction. But a failure to deliver on its promises – particularly...
The Albanese government’s new migration strategy is a step in the right direction. But a failure to deliver on its promises – particularly...
Peter Dutton’s border protection rhetoric has contributed to a remarkable improvement in the Coalition’s public polling. He will ride that...
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...
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...
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...
With announcement of a strategy to address Australia’s burgeoning asylum backlogs, it is worth looking at the asylum caseload at the AAT. Addressing...
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...
Creation of the Department of Home Affairs was a disaster for Australia’s immigration policy and administration. The impending departure of its...
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...
In August 2023, there was another sharp increase in asylum applications from Pacific Island nationals (including Timor-Leste) to over 390. That is...
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...