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Clare O’Neil claims NZYQ could have been deported. Almost all the facts say otherwise

Home affairs minister’s explanation of how Labor has handled the high court decision defies everything we know about the case

The Guardian - AU

'Things are going to get worse': cyber shield unveiled

A cyber strategy focused on protecting small and medium businesses against an increasing number of attacks has been released by the federal government.

AAP

Stop making trouble over warship, China tells Australia

The prime minister is resisting opposition pressure to reveal if he raised an incident with a Chinese warship when he spoke to Xi Jinping on the weekend.

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Small businesses to get free cyber education boost

Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil has unveiled millions of dollars worth of new funding to help small businesses protect themselves from cyber attacks.

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Terrorism protection laws floated for former detainees

Terrorism laws allowing authorities to keep dangerous people behind bars are being floated as a possible way to lock up freed immigration detainees.

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Revealed: Home Affairs paying to access controversial tool tracking mobile phone movements

Agency has had access to Locate X since at least 2021, documents show, amid questions about use of data that may contain people’s sensitive information

The Guardian - AU

Everything you need to know from day one of Senate estimates

Pezzullo on full pay, Infrastructure dept's 'hotties list', and more.

The Canberra Times

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Why the government's plan to overhaul the asylum system is a smart use of resources – and might just work

Immigration Minister Andrew Giles today announced significant changes aimed at restoring the integrity of Australia’s refugee protection system.

The Conversation

Neo-nazis and extremists a concern ahead of voice vote

Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil says she is "really worried" about the risks neo-Nazi groups and extremists pose in the lead-up to the voice referendum.

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Visa exploitation review urges tougher penalties and a ban on temporary migrants in sex work. Would this solve the problem?

Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil has railed against the exploitation of Australia’s migration system, saying it has been “used to perpetrate some of the worst crimes to humanity, sexual slavery and human trafficking”.

The Conversation

Peter Dutton Called ‘A Great Fraud’ Who Ignored ‘Grotesque Abuses’ By The Home Affairs Minister

Peter Dutton has been called out in parliament as 'a great fraud' for his ignorance during his time as Home Affairs Minister.

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Who is Mike Pezzullo and how did he end up here?

'Undone by a mobile phone' - the steps and side steps of an 'untouchable' public servant.

The Canberra Times

South Africa’s Operation Dudula vigilantes usher in new wave of xenophobia

The vigilante group turned political party increases its xenophobic rhetoric amid rising unemployment in South Africa.

Al Jazeera

Powerful public servant's text scandal could harm trust

Hundreds of encrypted text messages exchanged between the Home Affairs secretary and a Liberal Party powerbroker have left integrity experts deeply concerned.

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Pezzullo story points to serious systemic problems in APS

What does being impartial really mean? And what should it look like?

The Conversation

Pezzullo story points to serious systemic problems in the Australian Public Service

The revelations in the Nine newspapers that Mike Pezzullo, secretary of the powerful Home Affairs department, shared with Liberal Party powerbroker Scott Briggs are certainly extraordinary. But, just like the revelations about Robodebt from the royal commission, they must not be treated as an isolated case but as evidence of…

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Home Affairs boss sidelined over leaked Liberal texts

A probe into text messages showing Home Affairs chief Mike Pezzullo seeking to influence the Liberal Party has led to him stepping aside.

The Guardian - AU

Home affairs department head Michael Pezzullo standing aside pending investigation over leaked texts

The home affairs minister Clare O’Neil said she was ‘aware’ of reporting by Nine of the texts, which include comments about political figures

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Australia struggles to hold cyber criminals to account

Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil says Australia has the capabilities to disarm cyber criminals but doesn't have the mechanisms to hold them accountable.

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New cybersecurity standards to keep Aussies safe online

A set of standards for businesses and developers to ensure digital products have built-in cyber protections will be developed by the federal government.

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Dozens of asylum seekers protest against legal limbo

Refugees who say they've been let down by Australia's fast-track scheme are protesting at the office of Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil.

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s home affairs department kept no real-time records of ChatGPT use, raising ‘serious security concerns’

Exclusive: FOI document reveals staff could not recall what they entered into AI chatbot and Greens senator says lack of safety protocols raises questions

The Conversation

Parents may wait up to 40 years to join family in Australia. Is a visa lottery the answer?

“Providing an opportunity for people to apply for a visa that will probably never come seems both cruel and unnecessary”.

The Guardian - AU

Home affairs may have misled Senate over Nauru contracts linked to man convicted over bribery

Exclusive: Department claimed accommodation contracts with companies linked to Mozammil Gulamabbas Bhojani could not be cancelled – despite containing termination clauses

The Conversation

Zimbabwean migrants: South Africa's anti-immigrant sentiments are hindering policy reform

The South African Minister of Home Affairs, Aaron Motsoaledi, recently lost a court case that anyone could have anticipated was unwinnable. He probably expected to lose it too. He lost it on humanitarian and technical grounds. It prevents him from terminating the South African government’s concession to refugees from neighbouring…

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