Home affairs minister’s chief of staff takes job with arms manufacturer Thales, Senate told Greens senator David Shoebridge criticises move during parliamentary debate on transparency around lobbying The Guardian - AU · Sep 14, 2023
UK espionage saga a ‘wake-up call’ for Australian parliament, opposition says Calls for further security measures including vetting of staffers after UK parliamentary aide arrested on suspicion of spying for China The Guardian - AU · Sep 12, 2023
Fraudulent course providers face closure in Labor’s international education crackdown Under reforms to sector, foreign students will also need more savings to study in Australia to mitigate cost-of-living increase The Guardian - AU · Aug 25, 2023
Business lobby rejects Coalition’s ‘disingenuous’ claims Labor pursuing big Australia policy Business Council of Australia wants migration to be more business-friendly and rejects concerns of a surge in arrivals The Guardian - AU · Aug 9, 2023
Labor launches inquiry into home affairs procurement after ‘serious issues’ with Nauru contracts The home affairs minister, Clare O’Neil, says revelations about contracts with company linked to a foreign bribery case ‘merit detailed and thorough examination’ The Guardian - AU · Jul 31, 2023
Peter Dutton briefed on bribery investigation before his government signed contract with target Anthony Albanese says opposition leader has ‘responsibility to explain what occurred on his watch’ The Guardian - AU · Jul 25, 2023
Australian official mocks "baby" Don Jr. "Geez, Donald Trump Jr is a bit of sore loser," Australian Home Minister Clare O'Neil said in a series of tweets Salon · Jul 6, 2023
Australian minister calls Donald Trump Jr a ‘big baby’ for cancelling trip down under Home minister suggests Don Jr delayed Australia tour because of bad ticket sales The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023
First Thing: Biden ratchets up efforts to secure Sweden’s Nato membership Work to persuade Turkey to drop its objections continues, as president meets Sweden’s prime minister at White House. Plus, five ways AI could improve the world The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2023
Australian government distances itself from Donald Trump Jr.'s postponed tour Australia’s center-left government has distanced itself from the postponement of Donald Trump Jr.’s speaking tour in Australia The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023
Australian minister Clare O’Neil calls Donald Trump Jr ‘a big baby’ after speaking tour is postponed Home affairs minister says that despite Trump Jr’s promoter’s claims, the US businessman was not ‘cancelled’ and had been granted a visa The Guardian - AU · Jul 6, 2023
Afternoon Update: China downplays Russia turmoil; Taylor Swift presale hiccup; and rain coming to eastern Australia Officials in Beijing have described aborted rebellion by Wagner group as Moscow’s ‘internal affairs’ The Guardian - AU · Jun 26, 2023
HWL Ebsworth hack: sensitive information from dozens of government agencies may be compromised Hundreds of law firm’s clients waiting on confirmation of whether they are affected by data leaked in cyberattack The Guardian - AU · Jun 26, 2023
Tributes flow after former Labor leader Simon Crean dies, aged 74 Labor luminary, unionist-turned-politician and former leader Simon Crean has died at the age of 74 on Sunday. The New Daily · Jun 25, 2023
The Guardian - AU · Jun 23, 2023 Russia launches high court challenge to keep embassy site near Australian parliament Australia is confident cancellation of lease on national security grounds will withstand legal challenge
The New Daily · Jun 16, 2023 Russia summons Australian envoy over Canberra lease Russia has summoned the Australian ambassador to protest the scrapping of a land lease in Canberra for an embassy.
Bangkok Post · Jun 15, 2023 Kremlin: Australia blocking new embassy 'Russophobic' MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday blasted Australia's decision to block Russia from building a new embassy after intelligence officials warned it posed a security threat.
The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2023 Australia seeking to stop Russia from building new embassy near Parliament for security reasons Australia’s House of Representatives has passed legislation to prevent Russia from building its embassy near Parliament House on security grounds
The Guardian - AU · Jun 15, 2023 Australian government passes law cancelling lease on new Russian embassy site over security concerns Anthony Albanese says he has briefed opposition on move in response to ‘clear security advice’ about risk of premises so close to parliament
AAP · Jun 14, 2023 High Court rejects minister's people smuggler decision The High Court has quashed Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil's decision to refuse an Iranian man's visa on the grounds he was a convicted people smuggler.
Reuters · May 25, 2023 PwC to remove staff involved in Australia tax leak scandal from govt work PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has agreed to remove staff with links to the leak and use of confidential Australian tax plans from government work, a senior government official told an inquiry on Thursday.
The New Daily · May 25, 2023 Australia outs China as being behind cyber attack Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil says the Australian government will not hesitate to out the parties behind cyber attacks when it has the evidence to do so.
AAP · May 24, 2023 Australia calls out China for cyber espionage The home affairs minister says the federal government will not hesitate to out the parties behind cyber attacks, amid warnings China is beefing up its offence.
ABC News · May 24, 2023 Australia joins intelligence partners to blame China for US infrastructure cyber attack Australia has joined the United States and other Five Eyes cyber agencies to identify China as the culprit behind recent cyber attacks targeting "critical infrastructure" in the US.
ABC News · Apr 28, 2023 Australian migrant population growth hits all-time high as borders reopen Australia's migrant population is expected to have grown by more than 700,000 between the 2022 and 2024 financial years.