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

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…

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.

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

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

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

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…

Another big four consultancy firm confirms a conflict of interest breach during Senate inquiry, which could prompt further investigations

KUALA LUMPUR: Four Thai nationals will face charges in a Malaysian court on Friday over the 2015 discovery of mass graves and suspected human trafficking camps at the border with Thailand, Malaysia’s home affairs minister said.