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 Racial Discrimination Act.
‘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 grower.
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 million to buy properties for two daughters in Australia and lavish trips.
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, claimed that Alinta Energy had made no offer to keep the state’s last coal-fired power station open.
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 clearer in his meaning in a tweet this week supporting Geert Wilders, a Dutch politician with anti-immigrant views.
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 risk, a national audit has found.
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 foreign students, has been fined $215,000.
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 his visa, gave him training and paid him a six-figure salary to work in various hospitals until he left the system 11 years later.
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 Labor Party marks 15 years in power this month.
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 and temperature Analogue map shows which foreign cities have similar climates Uluru is like the Sahara Desert while Sydney’s climate is like Buenos Aires
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 decreased. Mr Morrison said net immigration had decreased since the last “big Australia” debate in 2010, and current levels were necessary to keep the economy going given the decline in the working age population.
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 this week as a model — with the anti-immigration arguments based around city congestion, housing affordability, centralisation problems and the Muslim integration issue.
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 deported to the UK. Deanne Barrett, who is the victim of an administrative bungle, has been banned from coming back for three years.
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 moved to Sydney to continue studying.
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 federal government.
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 find, jail and deport immigrants in the country illegally.
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”, saying it was a ”poor choice of words”.