Dutton's Home Affairs covered up illegal partner visa cap

29 Mar 2023 | A report by the ANAO has skirted around the issue of the Coalition's illegal practice of limiting ...  

Parliament votes against urgent refugee evacuation bill

29 Mar 2023 | Despite a promise to show compassion, the Labor Government has sided with the Liberals and One ...  

Productivity Commission's migration reform ideas a curate's egg

21 Mar 2023 | While recommendations have been made by the Productivity Commission on skilled migration reform ...  

Reducing the number of visas is not the way to fix visa system

7 Mar 2023 | An agenda to reduce the number of visas by calling them streams under a broader umbrella is a ...  

New refugee bill will redress Coalition's legacy of grief

27 Feb 2023 | Legislation that would help evacuate refugees held offshore is urgently needed to erase the dark ...  

Visa lottery: Solution in search of a problem

21 Feb 2023 | A new lottery-style system for issuing permanent residency visas is a poorly-planned idea that ...  

Visa system still leaving migrants jobless and homeless

8 Feb 2023 | With record-sized growth in temporary entrants straining rental and job markets, Home Affairs must ...  

Struggle street ahead for new migrants if jobs forecast on target

19 Jan 2023 | Temporary entrants and new migrants will struggle to survive if the weakened job market predicted ...  

Paths for the Albanese Government to improve immigration in 2023

10 Jan 2023 | After disrepair in the visa system and implementing urgent interim measures, 2023 will have to be ...  

Another year of hell for refugees

6 Jan 2023 | While a few good news stories have emerged regarding asylum seekers in Australia, many are still ...  

#4 TOP STORY OF 2022: Rapid growth in skilled independent visas under Albanese

31 Dec 2022 | The Albanese Government is set to open up Australia's skilled migrant intake, according to Dr ...  

#5 TOP IA STORY OF 2022: Neo-Nazi pub incident more complex than it seems

31 Dec 2022 | IA was alerting Australia about the rise of White supremacists while other publications were ...  

#6 TOP IA STORY OF 2022: Home Affairs losing control of visa system

30 Dec 2022 | Plotting Australia's shambolic immigration system in 2022 was a former Deputy Secretary of the ...  

More than cash cows: Overseas students key to migration program

22 Dec 2022 | Universities should encourage overseas students to do courses in health and education, and TAFEs ...  

Asylum advocates continue to mislead on abuse of system

12 Dec 2022 | A recent article addressing the backlog in refugee cases contains misleading information and does ...  

Restoring visa integrity an essential political operation

2 Dec 2022 | Restoring integrity in our problematic visa system will be a difficult process, but a necessary ...  

Net movement of visitor visa holders highlights Home Affairs hitch

21 Nov 2022 | In 2022, it is likely the net positive movement of people on visitor visas will exceed all prev ...  

Overseas student visas entering a new phase

14 Nov 2022 | Home Affairs is desperately trying to cope with a huge surge in overseas student visa applicati ...