Latest Immigration News

18C: Powers to ‘terminate’ trivial cases

Tony Abbott has praised Malcolm Turnbull for “having another go” at amending the contentious racial hatred language section of the… Read more »

‘Horticultural visa’ needed to solve Top End labour issues

A special horticulture visa is needed to help solve Northern Territory farmers’ labour issues, according to a Top End melon… Read more »

Vince Focarelli considering leaving Australia before he’s deported

FORMER gang leader Vince Focarelli is considering leaving Australia to avoid deportation to a detention centre.

Corrupt Chinese cop spent $1.17 million on daughters in Australia

A district police chief in China has been sent to prison for 15 years for corruptly obtaining more than $1.17… Read more »

Jay Weatherill’s ‘no offer by Alinta’ claim stuns business chiefs

Business leaders have been left stunned after Jay Weatherill, during a debate a year out from the next state election,… Read more »

The progressive case for immigration

“WE CAN’T restore our civilisation with somebody else’s babies.” Steve King, a Republican congressman from Iowa, could hardly have been… Read more »

ATO, Immigration vulnerable to cyber attacks, ANAO report finds

A lack of security has left Australia’s Tax Office and Immigration Department vulnerable to cyber attacks, putting personal data at… Read more »

Slum lord fined $215,000 after fire guts illegal housing set-up in Alexandria

Masaaki​ Imaeda​, the property owner who illegally used an industrial lot in Alexandria as a squalid makeshift housing complex for… Read more »

Jargon, jokes and a touch of flatulence: how a fraud conned the medical system

A man who allegedly stole the identity of an Indian doctor was brought to Australia by NSW Health, who sponsored… Read more »

After 15 years of Labor, SA lags behind in wealth, population and export growth

SOUTH Australia lags the nation in wealth, population and export growth, a snapshot of the economy shows, as the state… Read more »

Fascinating climate map shows which countries have the same weather as Australia

Australia has six different climate zones across its states and cities The weather in each zone varies drastically in rainfall… Read more »

Treasurer Scott Morrison rejects cuts to immigration

Treasurer Scott Morrison has downplayed calls from One Nation and conservatives including Tony Abbott for Australia’s immigration intake to be… Read more »

Next populist showdown is all about immigration

The populist tide now surges towards a truly big target — Australia’s immigration intake, which was lauded by Donald Trump… Read more »

Teacher trainer deported to UK amid visa mix-up but dual citizen terrorists can still return home

TERRORISTS can return to Australia, but a teacher trainer was stopped at Adelaide Airport, sent to a detention centre, then… Read more »

Massive spike in Brazilian students leads growth in international education

After struggling to find a new job in Brazil for nearly two years, Jaqueline Menezes quit as an accountant and… Read more »

Peter Dutton: Foreign workers to be banned from Australian fast food jobs

FOREIGN workers will be banned from taking jobs at McDonald’s, ­Hungry Jack’s and KFC in an unprecedented crackdown by the… Read more »

Trump budget plan has billions for border

President Donald Trump wants billions of dollars to start building a wall at the Mexican border and fund efforts to… Read more »

SA Senator David Fawcett apologises after referring to asylum seekers as ‘fleas’

SA Senator David Fawcett has apologised for a comment he made that appeared to refer to boat people as “fleas”,… Read more »

Share this page