Visa delays triple for skilled migrants

28 May 2025 | 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

20 May 2025 | 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

15 May 2025 | 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

7 May 2025 | 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

2 May 2025 | 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

23 Apr 2025 | Several factors have led to the Coalition's proposed net migration target of 160,000 being impo ...  

Bridging visa backlog a sign of poor system health

16 Apr 2025 | 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

7 Apr 2025 | After opposing Labor’s student capping legislation in late 2024, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton ...  

Promises to downsize 'Big Australia' immigration remain vague

31 Mar 2025 | A few weeks out from the federal election, both major parties are focused on immigration — but ...  

Net migration to be key election issue

18 Mar 2025 | The level of net migration will likely be a focus of the forthcoming Federal Election with both ...  

Higher education visa boom silences university lobby groups

6 Feb 2025 | 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

30 Jan 2025 | Opposition Leader Peter Dutton may be tempted to emulate Donald Trump's deportation plan desp ...  

Working holidaymakers contributing strongly to net migration

24 Jan 2025 | Several policy changes and a strong labour market have led to a surge in working holidaymakers ...  

Dutton's permanent migration target another broken promise

20 Jan 2025 | Peter Dutton's promise to cut permanent migration by 45,000 is unreachable and just another ploy ...