Abul Rizvi

• Dr Abul Rizvi was a senior official in the Department of Immigration from the early 1990s to 2007 when he left as Deputy Secretary. He was awarded the Public Service Medal and the Centenary Medal for services to 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 (49)

• 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