Immigration
Visa delays triple for skilled migrants

The processing time for skilled visas has tripled, adding to migration pressures and cracks in our ...  
Asylum seekers refused at both primary and appeal stages exceeds 50,000

The number of asylum seekers refused at both the primary and appeal stages and still not departed ...  
Net migration in 2024-25 may exceed Treasury forecast by 45,000

The chances of net migration being anywhere near Treasury’s forecast of 335,000 for 2024-25 are ...  
Appeals against onshore student visa refusals boom in March

The Administrative Review Tribunal is struggling to cope with a high rate of appeals while dealing ...  
Both major parties face dilemmas with 2025-26 migration program

No matter who wins the 2025 Election, both major parties face enormous pressures in managing the ...  
Zero chance for Dutton to achieve net migration target

Several factors have led to the Coalition's proposed net migration target of 160,000 being impo ...  
Racism absent from Coalition election campaign

Will the Opposition parties grab at an opportunity to cause some anger and bad feeling over the ...  
Bridging visa backlog a sign of poor system health

Dealing with the backlog of people stuck on bridging visas has to be part of the plan to reduce ...  
Dutton's student capping policy a chaotic plan

After opposing Labor’s student capping legislation in late 2024, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton ...  
Australia's deportation laws abandon human rights

Deportation laws have seen several acts of cruelty against legal citizens and are in urgent need ...  
Promises to downsize 'Big Australia' immigration remain vague

A few weeks out from the federal election, both major parties are focused on immigration — but ...  
Net migration to be key election issue

The level of net migration will likely be a focus of the forthcoming Federal Election with both ...  
Dutton’s citizenship beat-up

Dr Abul Rizvi puts paid to Dutton's "Trumpy" claims that visas for Gazans are being fast-tracked b ...  
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EDITORIAL: Dutton’s citizenship beat-up

Dr Abul Rizvi puts paid to Dutton's "Trumpy" claims that visas for Gazans are being fast-tracked b ...  
Higher education visa boom silences university lobby groups

While there was a flurry of media commentary from university lobby groups when the new Ministerial ...  
Peter Dutton sets eyes on Trump’s mass deportation plan

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton may be tempted to emulate Donald Trump's deportation plan desp ...  
Working holidaymakers contributing strongly to net migration

Several policy changes and a strong labour market have led to a surge in working holidaymakers ...  
Dutton's permanent migration target another broken promise

Peter Dutton's promise to cut permanent migration by 45,000 is unreachable and just another ploy ...  

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