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Home Affairs officials grilled over employment of man under investigation for child sex offences

Yesterday, Stephen Mitchell was sentenced to more than 13 years in jail for a raft of child sex offences, which police had been investigating prior to his employment with the Department of Home Affairs.

Australian resident 'alone' with breast cancer wins reprieve as Department of Home Affairs grants husband's visa

Australian resident 'alone' with breast cancer wins reprieve as Department of Home Affairs grants husband's visa

An Australian resident grappling with stage four cancer alone will finally be reunited with her husband after visa issues kept them apart for 15 months.

Saeed made it out of Kabul alive but thousands of Afghans are still waiting for refugee visas

Saeed made it out of Kabul alive but thousands of Afghans are still waiting for refugee visas

Australians are begging the government to rescue their relatives from the Taliban as the processing of refugee applications grinds to a halt for thousands of at-risk Afghan asylum seekers.

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‘Putting their lives on hold’: Australian families kept apart as wait times for partner visas blow out

New figures from the home affairs department show some people are waiting years for temporary visas to be processed

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Asylum seekers chasing budget boost and work rights

A new report recommends that asylum seekers on bridging visas must be allowed to work and for the government to allocate $300 million to fund costs of living.

Sydney man Mohamed Barghachoun avoids deportation after migration visa saga

Earlier this year, Sydney man Mohamed Barghachoun was on the brink of being deported back to Lebanon, leaving his wife and three children behind, after his visa was cancelled by the Department of Home Affairs.

Explainer: High Court ruling in immigration case could impact hundreds of visa decisions since 2016

This week, the High Court of Australia handed down a significant ruling in an immigration case that could affect hundreds of similar visa cases handled by the Department of Home Affairs.

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Coalition warned of problems with tool to predict future terrorist crime but continued to use it on offenders

Coalition warned of problems with tool to predict future terrorist crime but continued to use it on offenders

Exclusive: Morrison government used risk assessment tool known as VERA-2R on 14 occasions after receiving independent report

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We provided health care for children in immigration detention. This is what we found

We provided health care for children in immigration detention. This is what we found

Australia’s immigration policies allow for indefinite locked detention, including for children and families. Detention is mandatory for people arriving without a valid visa – all those who arrived by boat between 2009 and 2013 were held in Immigration Detention Centres in Australia, or in Australian-contracted detention in Nauru or Papua…

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‘I need my freedom’: Mohammed Al-Bdairi should be at the birth of his child – but he remains in detention

‘I need my freedom’: Mohammed Al-Bdairi should be at the birth of his child – but he remains in detention

The Iraqi refugee’s visa was cancelled in 2019 but the Administrative Appeals Tribunal overturned the ruling in December

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Morrison ally secretly set up to oversee home affairs

Morrison ally secretly set up to oversee home affairs

Assistant minister Ben Morton was sworn in to administer the Department of Home Affairs in 2021 without the appointment being publicly disclosed.

Ex-Morrison minister stunned by second portfolio post

Ex-Morrison minister stunned by second portfolio post

Former home affairs minister Karen Andrews says she was kept in the dark about another minister being sworn in to administer her department.

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