Why Canada has cut permanent migration and Australia shouldn’t

31 Oct 2024 | Following a move by the Canadian Government to cut permanent immigration levels, Dr Abul Rizvi ...  

Jason Clare wrong on net migration and student caps

29 Oct 2024 | Despite the Education Minister's assertion that student caps will reduce immigration levels, data ...  

Treasury's net migration data playing into Dutton's narrative

21 Oct 2024 | 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

17 Oct 2024 | The Coalition, through the Murdoch press, is “blasting” the Labor Government on its management ...  

Booming partner visa backlog will reduce migration opportunities for students

14 Oct 2024 | A surge in partner visa applications is causing problems for the Government which may need to ...  

Skilled temporary entrant stocks rising with no place to go

11 Oct 2024 | With numbers of skilled temporary entrants on the rise, the Government may be facing a dilemma ...  

Labor's asylum strategy struggling to rectify Coalition backlog

3 Oct 2024 | The Albanese Government is still trying to keep on top of the asylum application mess left by the ...  

Implications of student visa boom from Philippines

30 Sep 2024 | After an extraordinary surge in offshore student visa applications from the Philippines in 2022 ...  

Why offshore student visa grants in 2025 must rise to hit student caps

23 Sep 2024 | The recently announced student visa caps have not only caused hysteria in the media but proven to ...  

AAT drowning with appeals against student visa refusals

17 Sep 2024 | The number of onshore students appealing visa refusal decisions is surging, creating further ...  

Colombia enters top five asylum source nations

11 Sep 2024 | The Department of Home Affairs is struggling to keep up with a massive rise in visa applications ...  

Government rationale for student visa caps revealed

9 Sep 2024 | The recent announcement of student visa cap numbers highlights the power play between the Educa ...  

Temporary graduates in immigration limbo on the rise

5 Sep 2024 | Despite tightening student visa policy, temporary graduate numbers are rising, providing further ...  

Student cap hysteria overblown

2 Sep 2024 | Dr Abul Rizvi analyses the Government's new student visa caps and whether these will adequately ...  

Dutton’s Gaza gaffe prompts Paterson policy pickle

26 Aug 2024 | Shadow Home Affairs Minister James Paterson has again shown the Coalition's ignorance toward ...  

Fact checking the myths on Dutton's Palestinian visa ban

22 Aug 2024 | Australians have been subjected to a torrent of myth-making after Peter Dutton declared he woul ...