The Latest Breaking News from Department of Home Affairs

Home Affairs keeps sensitive report on terrorist assessments hidden from public view

A report criticising how control orders are administered for terrorists once they leave prison is being kept hidden by the Department of Home Affairs for "operational security reasons".

ABC News · Nov 21, 2022

Home Affairs tells asylum seekers to leave

A Department of Home Affairs bungle has left many asylum seekers distressed after they were told they had to leave the country.

AAP · Nov 17, 2022

Afghan women barred from working in their fields by the Taliban restart careers in Australia

Farah Attahee was a judge in Afghanistan. She says her career died overnight after the Taliban takeover — but she's determined to reclaim her future.

ABC News · Nov 6, 2022

Backpackers return to regional Queensland for work and play post-pandemic

Foreign accents echo through the dormitories of regional Queensland hostels again, with a boom in accommodation bookings from international travellers in recent weeks.

ABC News · Oct 5, 2022

‘I Felt Trauma Again’: Refugees Detained For Years Have Now Been Told They Can’t Settle In Aus

Refugees imprisoned in Australia's offshore detention for up to 10 years have now been told by the Federal Government they can't settle here.

Pedestrian.tv · Oct 5, 2022

'The secretary's book club': 1008 pages of grad bonding

The 2022 graduates from the Department of Home Affairs were encouraged to participate in a regular discussion on a Henry Kissinger book, freedom of information documents reveal.

The Canberra Times · Oct 2, 2022

Australia to pay controversial US prisons operator $4.6m for 52 days of transition work on Nauru

MTC, which has been accused of ‘gross negligence’ that allegedly led to gang rape, will be paid during same period as previous contractor Canstruct

The Guardian - AU · Sep 20, 2022

Applicants for permanent residency visas condemn the system as confusing and arbitrary

Applicants for permanent residency visas say the system is confusing and occasionally arbitrary, and sometimes the goal posts are moved without warning.

ABC News · Sep 16, 2022

The ‘egregious’ history of likely new Nauru operator includes allegations of gang rape and murder in its US prisons

A Guardian investigation reveals the firm has been accused of ‘gross negligence’ that allegedly led to gang rape, murder and mistaken solitary confinement in its US facilities

The Guardian - AU · Sep 4, 2022

Australia's post-COVID tourism sector still waiting for international visitors as backpackers choose to stay away

Figures show international tourist arrivals are less than half what they were pre-COVID, as backpackers continue to stay away.

ABC News · Aug 25, 2022