Immigration
Labor's asylum strategy struggling to rectify Coalition backlog

The Albanese Government is still trying to keep on top of the asylum application mess left by the ...  
Implications of student visa boom from Philippines

After an extraordinary surge in offshore student visa applications from the Philippines in 2022 ...  
Why offshore student visa grants in 2025 must rise to hit student caps

The recently announced student visa caps have not only caused hysteria in the media but proven to ...  
AAT drowning with appeals against student visa refusals

The number of onshore students appealing visa refusal decisions is surging, creating further ...  
Labor, listen up: Refugees are not okay

The Labor Government continues to ignore the plight of refugees awaiting permanent visas as the ...  
Colombia enters top five asylum source nations

The Department of Home Affairs is struggling to keep up with a massive rise in visa applications ...  
Government rationale for student visa caps revealed

The recent announcement of student visa cap numbers highlights the power play between the Educa ...  
Refugees aren’t illegal — No one is 'illegal'

Taking in refugees should be a fundamental part of being a responsible citizen nation of the ...  
Temporary graduates in immigration limbo on the rise

Despite tightening student visa policy, temporary graduate numbers are rising, providing further ...  
Student cap hysteria overblown

Dr Abul Rizvi analyses the Government's new student visa caps and whether these will adequately ...  
Dutton’s Gaza gaffe prompts Paterson policy pickle

Shadow Home Affairs Minister James Paterson has again shown the Coalition's ignorance toward ...  
Fact checking the myths on Dutton's Palestinian visa ban

Australians have been subjected to a torrent of myth-making after Peter Dutton declared he woul ...  
Reports of government student visa cut misleading

Reports of the Government risking economic chaos by cutting the numbers of international students ...  
Peter Dutton demonises Gaza refugees for political point-scoring

In a move that won’t surprise many, the Opposition’s venomous rhetoric has once again exace ...  
Government widely misses net migration target

New data released by the Bureau of Statistics has revealed that net migration numbers have dras ...  
Government agencies confused about overseas student policy

There is little common understanding across government agencies about the ideal contribution of ...  
June temporary entrant figures point to fall in net migration

While June temporary entrant figures point to a fall in net migration, other factors show that it ...  
June student trends will be making ministers nervous

With student visa numbers surging, the Government will have to consider new ways to slow applic ...  
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