Abul Rizvi

• Dr Abul Rizvi is an Independent Australia columnist and former Deputy Secretary of the Department of Immigration. He was awarded the Public Service Medal and the Centenary Medal for services to the development and implementation of immigration policy, including in particular the reshaping of Australia’s intake to focus on skilled migration. 

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Articles written by Abul Rizvi (223)

• 3 October 2024 | Labor's asylum strategy struggling to rectify Coalition backlog
• 30 September 2024 | Implications of student visa boom from Philippines
• 23 September 2024 | Why offshore student visa grants in 2025 must rise to hit student caps
• 17 September 2024 | AAT drowning with appeals against student visa refusals
• 11 September 2024 | Colombia enters top five asylum source nations
• 9 September 2024 | Government rationale for student visa caps revealed
• 5 September 2024 | Temporary graduates in immigration limbo on the rise
• 2 September 2024 | Student cap hysteria overblown
• 26 August 2024 | Dutton’s Gaza gaffe prompts Paterson policy pickle
• 22 August 2024 | Fact checking the myths on Dutton's Palestinian visa ban
• 20 August 2024 | Reports of government student visa cut misleading
• 16 August 2024 | Government widely misses net migration target
• 12 August 2024 | Government agencies confused about overseas student policy
• 5 August 2024 | June temporary entrant figures point to fall in net migration
• 29 July 2024 | June student trends will be making ministers nervous
• 25 July 2024 | Trump's immigration policies a potential human rights violation
• 23 July 2024 | Kiwis pour into Australian labour market
• 18 July 2024 | Rise in overseas students ringing alarm bells
• 16 July 2024 | Government struggling to hit net migration target
• 12 July 2024 | UN says population slowing, but we're now living longer
• 6 July 2024 | Asylum seekers hit new records despite increased processing
• 1 July 2024 | Labor and AAT feeling pressure of Dutton's trafficking scam legacy
• 25 June 2024 | Labor commits to strengthening regional migration
• 20 June 2024 | DR ABUL RIZVI: Is Australia's great multicultural experiment over?
• 14 June 2024 | Despite Dutton's blustering, a long-term net migration policy is essential
• 11 June 2024 | Dutton’s deportation claims contradicted by his own record
• 3 June 2024 | Labor's re-drafted Ministerial Directive on visa cancellation is misguided
• 30 May 2024 | Shadow Home Affairs Minister misleads public on Labor's deportation record
• 21 May 2024 | Dutton’s unlikely net migration target
• 15 May 2024 | Dutton shares blame for detainee accused of bashing woman
• 3 May 2024 | While offshore student visa applications fall, onshore applications boom
• 30 April 2024 | Capping student visas to curb net migration could create chaos
• 23 April 2024 | Mike Pezzullo sacked years too late: FLASHBACK 2023
• 18 April 2024 | More evidence Government’s net migration forecast for 2023-24 is too low
• 15 April 2024 | Deportation Bill over-reach in addressing HC Decision
• 5 April 2024 | Turning point for student visas and net migration now confirmed
• 2 April 2024 | Tehan’s tripe on immigration is not helping good policymaking
• 28 March 2024 | How international education will be affected by net migration target
• 23 March 2024 | Australian governments have never managed net migration
• 17 March 2024 | Why net migration surged under Albanese Government in January
• 11 March 2024 | Dutton's fearmongering over asylum seeker arrivals is overtly hypocritical
• 5 March 2024 | Increasing student visa fees would be shooting ourselves in the foot
• 27 February 2024 | Universities Accord seeks to reform education and immigration policy
• 23 February 2024 | Sky News debate on asylum seeker policy: Indisputable facts
• 14 February 2024 | Working holidaymakers continue strong contribution to net migration
• 11 February 2024 | Albanese Government reforms skilled visa after Dutton's 'sledgehammer' approach
• 6 February 2024 | Record temporary entrants set new challenges for net migration
• 28 January 2024 | Australia, UK, Canada move to stem international student intake
• 23 January 2024 | Murdoch article drums up hysteria with factual errors
• 20 January 2024 | Politics of immigration in 2024: More Dutton dog-whistling
• 15 January 2024 | Albanese Government targets education and health skills in migration plans
• 4 January 2024 | Albanese Government still pushing to mend Coalition's student visa mess
• 2 January 2024 | Labor Government's 2024 challenge to restore visa integrity
• 28 December 2023 | #8 TOP IA STORY OF 2023: Boom in international students could have unintended consequences
• 15 December 2023 | The ‘tradie’ fast track visa stream beat-up
• 11 December 2023 | Albanese promises net migration fall to pre-pandemic levels
• 1 December 2023 | Work cut out for Government in managing net migration
• 28 November 2023 | Mike Pezzullo sacked years too late
• 26 November 2023 | Albanese Government will hope net migration has peaked
• 17 November 2023 | Shadow Minister Dan Tehan slams Labor's immigration policy
• 13 November 2023 | As tourism explodes, visa due diligence is key
• 10 November 2023 | Albanese's new China visa agreement will hardly 'release floodgates'
• 3 November 2023 | Both major parties shirk responsibility for migration management
• 31 October 2023 | Management of student visas has Government in a pickle
• 25 October 2023 | Government between a rock and a hard place on permanent migration program
• 19 October 2023 | Pressure on Government as net migration yet to peak
• 8 October 2023 | Questions loom over mooted parent visa reforms
• 5 October 2023 | Growth in temporary entrants plateaus after hitting record
• 3 October 2023 | Labor tightens further batch of student visa policy
• 18 September 2023 | Net migration set to hit record high levels in 2023
• 8 September 2023 | ABS data spurs media into 'recession' panic
• 5 September 2023 | How I decided to vote in the upcoming Voice Referendum
• 1 September 2023 | COVID visa stream to be closed at long last
• 28 August 2023 | Government seeking to address student visa rorting
• 22 August 2023 | Questions for the Treasurer on his early Intergenerational Report
• 1 August 2023 | Nixon report challenges Home Affairs over visa system exploitation
• 23 July 2023 | 'COVID visa stream' has overstayed its welcome
• 10 July 2023 | Albanese Government taking steps to avoid student visa crash
• 30 June 2023 | Coalition and News Corp attempt to keep fear of asylum seekers alive
• 27 June 2023 | Coalition immigration policies set to undergo massive changes
• 20 June 2023 | Does ‘catch-up’ explain record net migration in 2022?
• 6 June 2023 | Albanese Government cracks down on migrant worker exploitation
• 29 May 2023 | Aged care labor migration pathway full of 'risks'
• 23 May 2023 | Immigration policy about to undergo massive shake-up
• 15 May 2023 | Dutton's visa mess too big for Budget to fix
• 11 May 2023 | Budget aims to fix Dutton's migration policy disasters
• 1 May 2023 | Treasury's net migration forecast likely overestimated
• 30 April 2023 | 'Landmark' migration review slams years of Coalition mismanagement
• 23 April 2023 | Coalition and Murdoch media distort truth about asylum seekers
• 9 April 2023 | Boom in international students could have unintended consequences
• 29 March 2023 | Dutton's Home Affairs covered up illegal partner visa cap
• 21 March 2023 | Productivity Commission's migration reform ideas a curate's egg
• 7 March 2023 | Reducing the number of visas is not the way to fix visa system
• 21 February 2023 | Visa lottery: Solution in search of a problem
• 8 February 2023 | Visa system still leaving migrants jobless and homeless
• 29 January 2023 | State nominations for skilled visas lagging behind expectations
• 19 January 2023 | Struggle street ahead for new migrants if jobs forecast on target
• 10 January 2023 | Paths for the Albanese Government to improve immigration in 2023
• 31 December 2022 | #4 TOP STORY OF 2022: Rapid growth in skilled independent visas under Albanese
• 30 December 2022 | #6 TOP IA STORY OF 2022: Home Affairs losing control of visa system
• 22 December 2022 | More than cash cows: Overseas students key to migration program
• 18 December 2022 | Population and immigration in 2022: What we know so far
• 12 December 2022 | Asylum advocates continue to mislead on abuse of system
• 2 December 2022 | Restoring visa integrity an essential political operation
• 21 November 2022 | Net movement of visitor visa holders highlights Home Affairs hitch
• 18 November 2022 | October figures reveal rapid rise in international travel
• 14 November 2022 | Overseas student visas entering a new phase
• 3 November 2022 | Skill stream under Labor's Migration Program hits historical high
• 30 October 2022 | Dutton pouts after Albo delivers on Migration Program
• 25 October 2022 | Albanese Government should let Djokovic play in 2023 Australian Open
• 16 October 2022 | System fails to protect migrants — asylum applications soar
• 10 October 2022 | Prohibiting internet poker machines and casinos is futile
• 4 October 2022 | Government issues biggest round of Skilled Independent visas in years
• 19 September 2022 | Immigration to Australia still short of pre-pandemic levels
• 5 September 2022 | Immigration policy dominates Jobs Summit day two
• 24 August 2022 | Jobs Summit an opportunity to fix immigration policy
• 3 August 2022 | Who are employers sponsoring from overseas?
• 19 July 2022 | Treasury's post-pandemic population hopes seem rash
• 12 July 2022 | Albanese Government inundated with growing asylum applications
• 5 July 2022 | Skilled Independent visa category set for rapid growth
• 24 June 2022 | Dutton's negligence haunts 2022-23 Migration Program
• 20 June 2022 | Australian migration levels still lagging behind pre-COVID rates
• 15 June 2022 | Peter Dutton — the boy who cried 'boats!'
• 8 June 2022 | Skilled migration: Business wants the benefit but not the burden
• 2 June 2022 | Government needs to focus on ageing population in the labour market
• 29 May 2022 | Student visas: Little more than unsponsored work permits
• 19 May 2022 | Morrison misleads on migration
• 16 May 2022 | Somehow, immigration made us older in 2019
• 12 May 2022 | Authoritarian leaders butcher COVID-19 response, leading to deaths
• 6 May 2022 | Nepal emerges as Australia's leading source for overseas students
• 2 May 2022 | Home Affairs losing control of visa system
• 26 April 2022 | Temporary Protection Visas achieve little in stopping boats
• 22 April 2022 | With migration, Labor's nurses plan can work
• 13 April 2022 | Morrison’s 1.3 million jobs promise depends on net migration
• 30 March 2022 | Forget debt! Budget confirms Morrison Govt couldn't care less about deficits
• 25 March 2022 | Government backflips on NZ refugee offer
• 3 March 2022 | Business groups call for higher immigration 'facile'
• 26 February 2022 | Agriculture Visa policy tarnished by political deals
• 14 February 2022 | Visa backlog a sign of weak border control
• 5 February 2022 | Future of working holiday visa unclear
• 29 January 2022 | No plan to address asylum seeker exploitation
• 24 January 2022 | Visa changes target low-skill employment with few worker protections
• 18 January 2022 | Djokovic case shows Morrison weak on border control
• 10 January 2022 | Djokovic case makes Australia an international laughing stock
• 20 December 2021 | Immigration reform must respect migrants' rights and drive economic growth
• 16 December 2021 | Labour trafficking of asylum seekers could resume in Australia
• 30 November 2021 | Alan Tudge disappoints with new education strategy
• 23 November 2021 | Australia’s weak labour market causes NZ migration slump
• 11 November 2021 | New visa for migrant farm workers could turbocharge exploitation
• 3 November 2021 | New pathway to permanent migration encourages gaming of visa system
• 23 October 2021 | Update of Australia’s biggest ever labour trafficking scam
• 12 October 2021 | China versus USA: The demographic dimensions
• 28 September 2021 | Outcome of 2020-21 Migration Program: Alex Hawke panics on immigration
• 20 September 2021 | Temporary entrants in Australia: Who is left and what is to come
• 7 September 2021 | COVID-19 saving AAT from burgeoning backlogs
• 1 September 2021 | Agriculture Visas: Modern slavery continues
• 27 August 2021 | Canada’s aggressive plans for immigration post-COVID-19
• 11 August 2021 | Undoing Dutton’s worst skilled migration policy mistakes is not enough
• 31 July 2021 | Mike Pezzullo has something to hide
• 19 July 2021 | Morrison Government yet to deal with massive asylum seeker and visa backlog
• 12 July 2021 | Immigration not to blame for sluggish wages growth
• 22 June 2021 | The Morrison Government's three big furphies on the Biloela family
• 12 June 2021 | Biloela family at mercy of Government's border protection stubbornness
• 5 June 2021 | Grattan Institute's first report on skilled permanent migration like the curate's egg
• 18 May 2021 | Alex Hawke trashes Australia’s international education industry
• 13 May 2021 | What the 2021 Budget tells us about Australia’s population directions
• 9 May 2021 | ABUL RIZVI: Frydenberg’s long-term GDP forecast will drive policy thinking
• 3 May 2021 | ABUL RIZVI: Using immigration to manage Australia's ageing population
• 21 April 2021 | ABUL RIZVI: Visa processing paralysis
• 14 April 2021 | ABUL RIZVI: Predictions for Josh Frydenberg's Intergenerational Report
• 4 April 2021 | Peter Dutton’s legacy — Australia’s biggest labour trafficking scam
• 22 March 2021 | Morrison's forthcoming 'U-turn' on migration
• 1 March 2021 | Treasury knows: High levels of migration crucial to economic growth
• 29 January 2021 | Revised world population data shows growing decline in developed nations
• 11 January 2021 | Treasury’s latest population projections seem hard to believe
• 17 December 2020 | Morrison Government duck-shoving COVID-19 responsibilities onto states
• 14 December 2020 | The folly of the Global Talent Independent visa
• 1 December 2020 | Home Affairs and the great partner visa cover-up
• 21 October 2020 | Boom in unsuccessful asylum seeker applications
• 16 October 2020 | Pezzullo swaps 'dark kaleidoscope' for a rear view mirror
• 14 October 2020 | How reliable are the population forecasts in the 2020 Federal Budget?
• 8 October 2020 | No certainty 2020-21 Migration and Humanitarian Programs will be delivered
• 2 October 2020 | From boom to bust: The Treasurer’s population forecasts
• 14 September 2020 | What does the 2019-20 Migration Program outcome tell us about future migration?
• 9 September 2020 | Prospects for Australia's overseas student program
• 2 September 2020 | State governments favour migrants with jobs
• 25 August 2020 | Skilled temporary visa holders: A barometer for the Australian economy
• 7 August 2020 | Dutton misleads on his role in protecting public health
• 4 August 2020 | Overseas students — what is happening and why it matters to our economy
• 27 July 2020 | Treasury stops pretending Australia’s fertility rate will rise
• 20 July 2020 | Australia's migration and humanitarian programs at record lows
• 9 July 2020 | Government developing migration schemes to assist Hong Kong citizens
• 19 June 2020 | Fantasy of 2019 Budget forecast of population growth confirmed
• 15 June 2020 | Impact of ageing population on economic outcomes
• 10 June 2020 | Forecast of net overseas migration for the 2020s
• 28 May 2020 | Population ageing could be affecting Australia’s economic performance
• 18 May 2020 | International movements collapse as visa processing hits record lows
• 11 May 2020 | Australia’s skilled temporary migration issue
• 4 May 2020 | Morrison, Dutton and the plight of over 600,000 stranded overseas students
• 27 April 2020 | Economic recovery post-COVID-19 looks dire without a healthy migrant population
• 20 April 2020 | Who are the missing 473,000 temporary entrants?
• 10 April 2020 | Seeking accountability for the Ruby Princess debacle
• 8 April 2020 | Make no mistake: Migrants crucial to post-COVID-19 recovery
• 31 March 2020 | JobKeeper Payment a gun to the heads of over one million temporary entrants
• 24 March 2020 | The Ruby Princess: How could this have happened?
• 16 March 2020 | Frydenberg and Australia's population policy
• 27 February 2020 | Why the Kiwis aren't coming over anymore
• 12 February 2020 | Scott Morrison impotent on visa arrangements for Indonesians
• 6 February 2020 | Peter Dutton's trifecta of border protection failures
• 3 February 2020 | Our economy is still weak despite unemployment at 5%
• 31 January 2020 | Peter Dutton's migration policies contribute to weakening economy
• 28 January 2020 | 'The Australian' falls for Government spin on asylum seekers — again
• 14 January 2020 | Dutton and Pezzullo's culpability for the bushfire crisis
• 29 December 2019 | #6 TOP STORY OF 2019: New migration visas unfair and exploitative
• 27 December 2019 | #8 TOP STORY OF 2019: Coalition loses control of visa system
• 8 December 2019 | Dutton's partner visa scandal set to continue
• 2 December 2019 | Visa applications from China and Malaysia surge due to 'poor policy'
• 27 November 2019 | New migration visas unfair and exploitative
• 19 November 2019 | Frydenberg's 'ageist' population backflip
• 27 October 2019 | Government manipulates visa data to serve its own ends
• 23 October 2019 | Mike Pezzullo's denial results in asylum seeker surge
• 20 September 2019 | Bob Birrell’s war on partner visas
• 14 September 2019 | Coalition loses control of visa system