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Golden ticket visa for big-spending investors shelved

A visa scheme aimed at enticing big-spending investors to Australia has been scrapped amid fears it was exploited by corrupt foreign officials and criminals.

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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

Education review released – as it happened

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Morning Mail: changes to ‘broken’ migration system; Cop28 goes down to the wire; winter looms in Gaza

Labor says visa reforms are needed to address exploitation; leaders at climate summit told to embrace compromise; trapped Palestinians dread rise of disease

The Guardian - AU

Migration overhaul targets students and dodgy employers

A plan to fix a faltering migration system will take aim at bogus international students and unscrupulous employers while trying to reduce overall migration.

AAP

Labor targets student and some worker visas in overhaul of Australia’s temporary migration program

Government says temporary migration system is ‘broken’ and changes to student and skilled worker visas are needed to address exploitation

The Guardian - AU

The migration strategy won’t silence Dutton but Labor is backing away from the feared Big Australia

The Albanese government is reducing migrant intake as it seeks to make inroads to easing the population and housing squeeze before the next election

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Grattan on Friday: winners and losers in end-of-year report card on Albanese ministers

It’s not just kids who get report cards (PDFs these days) as school breaks up. So do government ministers, when parliament rises at year’s end.

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New preventative detention laws pass parliament

Serious offenders recently released from immigration detention are now subject to preventative detention measures after laws passed federal parliament.

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Stricter detention laws loom as sex offender arrested

Released immigration detainees who pose a serious risk to the community face being locked back up as new laws clear the Senate.

AAP

Two immigration detainees charged after release due to high court ruling

Coalition calls for Clare O’Neil and Andrew Giles to resign as fallout from NZYQ decision continues

The Guardian - AU

Serious offenders face return to detention in laws push

The worst offenders recently released from immigration detention could soon be locked up again with the government pushing for new laws to pass this week.

AAP

Government's preventative detention for ex-detainees who pose serious risks set to pass this week

The government on Wednesday will introduce its legislation to enable preventative detention of former immigration detainees judged to pose a high risk of committing serious violent or sexual crimes.

The Conversation

The week in parliament: things get ugly on immigration detention with political blood spilled on both sides

Only one more joint sitting day to go in a brutal year, Ed Husic weighs in on theatre controversy and a hint of Christmas cheer

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Freed detainee adapts to curfews, ankle bracelet life

A newly released stateless refugee is slowly rebuilding his life but with an ankle monitor and curfews, he feels held back from fully adjusting.

The Independent UK

Australia proposes new laws to detain potentially dangerous migrants who can't be deported

That Australian government has proposed new laws that would place behind bars some of the 141 migrants who have been set free in the three weeks since the High Court ruled their indefinite detention was unconstitutional

The Guardian - AU

Labor blames Peter Dutton’s decisions as immigration minister for ‘mess’ of indefinite detention

Opposition leader allowed a man referred to as NZYQ apply for a visa after being convicted of raping a child

The Guardian - AU

‘Missing’ man who left immigration detention without electronic monitoring is located

Border force suggested man was ‘non-compliant’ but Guardian understands he was not read his visa conditions or fitted with ankle bracelet

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Laws stripping terrorists' citizenship pass lower house

New laws stripping Australian citizenship from dual nationals convicted of terror offences have passed the House of Representatives.

The Guardian - AU

Labor to enact ‘preventive detention’ regime after high court reveals reasons for immigration ruling

Government may be able to redetain high-risk offenders within days under new laws Labor will seek to pass before parliament rises

The Guardian - AU

Rohingyan refugee NZYQ accidentally named in documents published by high court

Court spokesperson says plaintiff’s solicitors drew registry’s attention to ‘error’ and document has since been replaced

The Independent UK

Australia commits another $168 million to monitoring migrants freed from indefinite detention

The Australian government has committed an additional $168 million in funding for police and other law enforcement officials to monitor 141 people freed after a court ruled indefinite detention of unwanted migrants was unconstitutional

The Guardian - AU

Another 45 people released due to high court ruling on indefinite detention as Coalition plays hard ball on ‘patch-up’ bill

Australian Border Force alleges four people previously released have breached their visa conditions

AAP

Strict new conditions for detainees pass lower house

Amendments to laws keeping tabs on people released from immigration detention have passed the House of Representatives.

The Guardian - AU

Labor commits $255m for security agencies to monitor people released from indefinite detention

A joint operation between the Australian federal police and Australian Border Force will monitor strict new conditions placed upon detainees

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