Hastie having a dream about his net migration target

14 Aug 2025 | Shadow Minister Andrew Hastie is clinging to Dutton’s net migration fantasy, but the maths, the ...  

Record number of working holidaymakers pushing migration higher

11 Aug 2025 | 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

28 Jul 2025 | 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

23 Jul 2025 | 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

21 Jul 2025 | 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

16 Jul 2025 | Despite Treasury’s forecast of a migration cooldown, policy settings suggest Australia’s ...  

Clear failures, no fixes: The Government's asylum blind spot

30 Jun 2025 | 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

18 Jun 2025 | A record-breaking surge in student visa refusals is swamping Australia’s migration tribunal ...  

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 ...