Immigration
Government rationale for student visa caps revealed

The recent announcement of student visa cap numbers highlights the power play between the Educa ...  
Refugees aren’t illegal — No one is 'illegal'

Taking in refugees should be a fundamental part of being a responsible citizen nation of the ...  
Temporary graduates in immigration limbo on the rise

Despite tightening student visa policy, temporary graduate numbers are rising, providing further ...  
Student cap hysteria overblown

Dr Abul Rizvi analyses the Government's new student visa caps and whether these will adequately ...  
Dutton’s Gaza gaffe prompts Paterson policy pickle

Shadow Home Affairs Minister James Paterson has again shown the Coalition's ignorance toward ...  
Fact checking the myths on Dutton's Palestinian visa ban

Australians have been subjected to a torrent of myth-making after Peter Dutton declared he woul ...  
Reports of government student visa cut misleading

Reports of the Government risking economic chaos by cutting the numbers of international students ...  
Peter Dutton demonises Gaza refugees for political point-scoring

In a move that won’t surprise many, the Opposition’s venomous rhetoric has once again exace ...  
Government widely misses net migration target

New data released by the Bureau of Statistics has revealed that net migration numbers have dras ...  
Government agencies confused about overseas student policy

There is little common understanding across government agencies about the ideal contribution of ...  
June temporary entrant figures point to fall in net migration

While June temporary entrant figures point to a fall in net migration, other factors show that it ...  
June student trends will be making ministers nervous

With student visa numbers surging, the Government will have to consider new ways to slow applic ...  
Kiwis pour into Australian labour market

An increase of New Zealand citizens arriving in Australia will set further challenges for the ...  
Rise in overseas students ringing alarm bells

Australia’s overseas student industry continues to ring alarm bells about the Government’s ...  
Government struggling to hit net migration target

The Albanese Government has been too slow in reversing the Coalition's migration policy settings ...  
Asylum seekers hit new records despite increased processing

While the Government is working to keep on top of the asylum seeker backlog, the volume of appl ...  
Labor and AAT feeling pressure of Dutton's trafficking scam legacy

As the Albanese Government tightens onshore visa policy, we are seeing the inevitable rise in ...  
DR ABUL RIZVI: Is Australia's great multicultural experiment over?

Immigration expert Dr Abul Rizvi addressed the National Press Club of Australia this week, on the ...  

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