Immigration
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 ...  
Record November grants extend Australia’s third student visa boom

If the extraordinary offshore student visa grants continue, the Government will have a challenge ...  
Treasury forecasting huge departures increase to drive down net migration

After repeatedly missing its net migration forecasts by a wide margin, Treasury provided an update ...  
Elite universities cry wolf about new student immigration rules

The Go8 lobby group has created a straw man argument over a new Ministerial Direction to limit ...  
Why Treasury’s net migration forecast for 2023-24 blew out

With Treasury's net migration forecast being vastly inaccurate, Dr Abul Rizvi analyses how and why ...  
Head in the sand approach to P.A.L.M. visa continues

The agriculture visa for Pacific Island nationals has been a dismal failure from the beginning ...  
Compassion for refugees can undo Trump's influence on Australia

As Australia follows the U.S. in its cruel treatment of asylum seekers, it's important to remember ...  
Migrant settler nations at a crossroads on immigration policy

The traditional migrant settler nations are all in immigration policy-tightening mode with Aust ...  
Net migration in September quarter fell — but not enough

Net migration figures have shown a slowing down of entrants into Australia, but not enough to ...  
What is sustainable growth of the onshore international education industry?

Recent unsustainable inflow of international students threatens to derail Albo's education stra ...  
Third stage of student visa boom grinds on in September

With a surge in student visa applications, Dr Abul Rizvi analyses the causes and effects of the ...  
Why Canada has cut permanent migration and Australia shouldn’t

Following a move by the Canadian Government to cut permanent immigration levels, Dr Abul Rizvi ...  
Jason Clare wrong on net migration and student caps

Despite the Education Minister's assertion that student caps will reduce immigration levels, data ...  
Treasury's net migration data playing into Dutton's narrative

Treasury will likely need to increase its net migration forecast for 2024-25, which may set the ...  
Coalition and Murdoch press hypocritical on Labor's asylum management

The Coalition, through the Murdoch press, is “blasting” the Labor Government on its management ...  
Booming partner visa backlog will reduce migration opportunities for students

A surge in partner visa applications is causing problems for the Government which may need to ...  

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