Immigration
Without honest migration debate, Australia risks fuelling extremism

Australia must have a mature, nuanced debate on our immigration future, placing the emphasis back ...  
Neo-nazis turn anti-immigration marches into a showcase for violence

Australia’s Far-Right hijacked the August 31 rallies nationwide, using them as displays of ...  
Why Bob Katter is right on immigration

Bob Katter is right — immigration is changing Australia and it's keeping our clinics, bus ...  
Anti-immigration rallies reflect a failure of both major parties

Decades of political ducking and weaving on migration policy have fuelled public anger, leaving ...  
Media misuses migration statistics to promote anti-immigration rallies

Media outlets have been called out by the Australian Bureau of Statistics for inflating their data ...  
Why the Daily Mail is wrong on net migration in 2024-25

Despite sensationalist claims, a close analysis of visa trends, movement data and ABS estimates ...  
Hastie having a dream about his net migration target

Shadow Minister Andrew Hastie is clinging to Dutton’s net migration fantasy, but the maths, the ...  
Record number of working holidaymakers pushing migration higher

A surge in second and third Working Holiday visas is keeping net migration well above pre-pandemic ...  
Visa fee cuts no fix for crumbling ELICOS sector

Industry calls to cut student visa fees won’t be enough to revive Australia’s troubled English ...  
Adam Creighton now fully immersed in IPA culture

After pandering to the cult of Trump, Murdoch journalist Adam Creighton is now immersed in the ...  
Government delayed asylum report amid surge linked to visa schemes

The Home Affairs Department held back a key asylum report until after the Election, raising ...  
Treasury’s migration forecast looks shaky as long-term numbers set to surge

Despite Treasury’s forecast of a migration cooldown, policy settings suggest Australia’s ...  
Clear failures, no fixes: The Government's asylum blind spot

Despite a dramatic shift in who is seeking asylum in Australia, the Government remains unwilling ...  
Student visa backlog blows out as Tribunal struggles to cope

A record-breaking surge in student visa refusals is swamping Australia’s migration tribunal ...  
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 ...  

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