Immigration
Trumpism, but make it Australian: One Nation’s migration fantasy

By borrowing Trump’s rhetoric while ignoring Australian law, One Nation offers fear, fantasy and ...  
Consequences of not targeting student visa policy and a possible solution

Australia’s student visa surge hasn’t been fixed, it’s been deferred, and without tighter ...  
Navigating the Australian tax system as a new arrival

Ripe with opportunities and known for its promising economic conditions, living in Australia is a ...  
Jacinta Price claims Labor is importing Indian voters

Migration claims about the Labor Government fall apart under scrutiny – the data tells a ...  
Tony Abbott’s hypocrisy on immigration policy: What his time in office shows

Tony Abbott’s recent immigration rhetoric sits uneasily alongside the policies and outcomes of ...  
#8 TOP STORY 2025: Skilled visas expose cracks in Government immigration policy

Dr Abul Rizvi has yet another Top 10 Story of the Year. This former Immigration Department head ...  
Bondi terrorism delivers dive in journalism standards

The Bondi attack has been cynically repurposed to advance an immigration narrative that collapses ...  
No entry, no growth: Australia’s immigration pause illusion

Halting migration might sound like a quick fix to Australia’s housing and economic woes, but the ...  
Australia’s migration numbers defy both camps

Analysts expect new ABS data to show net migration holding steady around 315,000, defying claims ...  
Coalition’s Australian values test is the ultimate dog whistle

Sussan Ley’s so-called “values test” exposes the Coalition’s desperation to court the ...  
A clogged visa system only rewards the unscrupulous

A growing number of people in Australia remain stuck in immigration limbo.  
Canberra sidesteps transparency by leaving thousands of visas off the books

A quiet visa carve-out leaves thousands of permanent residents uncounted, while the Government ...  
Institute of Public Affairs continues to mislead on immigration levels

Murdoch media and the IPA are again distorting migration data to fuel anti-immigration fearmong ...  
Unlike Australia, Canada continues to implement its long-term immigration plan

Canada’s steady approach to immigration reform shows that long-term planning, not ad hoc reac ...  
Migration lifts everyone's prosperity

Long before federation, migrants, including Muslims, were helping shape Australia’s economy and ...  
Student visa surge signals migration rebound despite policy tightening

A late policy crackdown hasn’t stopped public universities from fuelling a fresh wave of over ...  
We need a holistic, long-term plan to manage immigration

While the stock of temporary entrants remains large, the pressure to expand the permanent migra ...  
Immigration pressures build as net migration stabilises

Treasury forecasts suggest Australia’s migration decline may soon hit its floor and could settle ...  

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