Immigration being unfairly blamed for housing crisis, former dep sec says 'It's just not a sustainable strategy.' The Canberra Times · Jun 18, 2024
Labor’s international student cap an ‘unprecedented’ overreach and ‘recipe for chaos’, experts warn Immigration and higher education experts say caps risk closure of universities if managed poorly and radically limit ‘student choice and university autonomy’ The Guardian - AU · May 22, 2024
Peter Dutton talks a big game on migration – but do his promises stack up? In its potential impact on housing, the opposition leader’s vowed crackdown on migration and foreign property buyers may be less than it seems The Guardian - AU · May 17, 2024
‘It’s very unfair’: Australia’s visa crackdown is disrupting international students and hitting university finances Student applications and net arrivals fall as refusal rates reach a record high. The situation is set to worsen if visa fees are hiked in the upcoming budget The Guardian - AU · May 5, 2024
Hiking international student visa fees is on the table – but could it also pay your rent? While domestic students would benefit from boosted rent subsidies, increased international fees may scare away better students to competitor nations The Guardian - AU · Apr 7, 2024
New record set for number of international students in Australia The figure helped push the total of temporary entrants to 2.8 million, another record The Guardian - AU · Apr 2, 2024
Clare O’Neil won’t rule out international student cap as part of visa crackdown Home affairs minister insists forecasts showing 185,000 fewer people will migrate to Australia are an estimate, not a ‘target’ The Guardian - AU · Dec 11, 2023
Dutton gave Australia ‘an underclass – his greatest legacy’, says former top official "An underclass. That is what Mr Dutton has given us. That is his greatest legacy, the creation of a permanent underclass of unsuccessful asylum seekers. The New Daily · May 15, 2023
Thousands of Australian visa decisions may be affected by high court ruling, experts warn Advocates fear court’s decision rejecting Coalition-era policy could result in a hasty legislative fix The Guardian - AU · Apr 13, 2023
‘Record’ 100,000 people seeking asylum who remain in Australia Of that number, 72,875 have had their claims refused but are yet to be deported according to government figures The Guardian - AU · Mar 20, 2023
Morrison’s legacy lives on as second secret MP named The story of Scott Morrison’s secret assumption of the powers to run much of the Australian government continues to surprise. The New Daily · Mar 16, 2023
Australian residents stuck overseas during Covid denied citizenship by government Tribunal ruling says there is ‘no leeway’ for woman who was in Saudi Arabia visiting her son when borders shut The Guardian - AU · Jan 27, 2023
Australia on track for 2023 migration boom as arrivals dwarf Treasury forecasts, ex-official says Former immigration department deputy believes government has ‘significantly underestimated’ net migration The Guardian - AU · Jan 13, 2023
Scott Morrison Reckons There’s ‘No Protection Owed’ To Beloved Biloela Family The Murugappans A simple shred of human decency would be nice. Pedestrian.tv · May 20, 2022
The New Daily · May 19, 2022 Michael Pascoe: Now Morrison fibs about immigration Given the frequency of Scott Morrison telling lies, telling the AFR a fib about immigration levels just before an election is small beer, but also telling.
The Guardian - AU · Apr 26, 2022 Labor defends agricultural visa scheme as farmers brace for minimum wage rise Coalition says proposal would reduce workforce but opposition insists only changes are to source country of recruited workers
The Guardian - AU · Apr 23, 2022 Australian farm revolution: hopes and fears as a new workforce replaces backpackers Return of only 7,000 working holiday makers a profound change for agriculture industry