The Latest Breaking News from Home Affairs

The Australian government has repatriated four Australian women and their 13 children from a Syrian refugee camp to New South Wales state, Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil said on Saturday. The controversial repatriation, which has sparked criticism from the Liberal-National opposition, is part of bringing back from Syria dozens of…

The Australian government has repatriated four Australian women and their 13 children from a Syrian refugee camp to New South Wales state, Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil said on Saturday.

Australia's government said Monday its "overriding priority" is to protect its citizens, following reports that it will repatriate dozens of women and children from detention camps in Syria. Australian media, led by a weekend story in The Guardian, reported that the government had decided to bring home about 20 Australian…

A rescue plan to bring dozens of Australian women and children back from detention camps in Syria is set to be implemented by the federal government.

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 federal government says Optus has not yet provided government agencies with critical information about customers who had their Medicare or Centrelink details exposed.

How did the Optus hack happen and what’s the likelihood of another data breach happening again? We asked a couple of cybersecurity experts.

Clare O'Neil says blame lies with Optus for a security breach affecting millions of Australians, as the company follows her call to offer free services to monitor customer accounts for fraud.

Approximately 9.8 million Aussie Optus customers had their personal data breached in a massive cyberattack last week. Thankfully it looks like the Federal Government is going to do something about our flimsy security systems, but some believe it’s a case of going in too hard too soon.Per the ABC, Home Affairs…