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'Outrageous, racist': One Nation's replacement speech

'Outrageous, racist': One Nation's replacement speech

A leading One Nation candidate has been accused of promoting a far-right conspiracy theory as the party bites back on "legitimate debate".

Kicking out criminals easier under new migration powers

Kicking out criminals easier under new migration powers

Kicking out criminals easier under new migration powers

Kicking out criminals easier under new migration powers

Cancelling visas for would-be and convicted criminals has become easier under a new ministerial edict as Labor presses on with a migration crackdown.

Gloom, stress, division dominate major national survey

Gloom, stress, division dominate major national survey

Gloom, stress, division dominate major national survey

Gloom, stress, division dominate major national survey

Financial pain, contempt for Canberra, a white-hot immigration debate and the Bondi massacre have made Australians more miserable and fragmented.

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PM eyes backpacker scheme overhaul in UK leader talks

PM eyes backpacker scheme overhaul in UK leader talks

Anthony Albanese will seek to tighten rules around British backpackers coming to Australia when he meets with UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham in the Caribbean.

'Orwellian': Jewish group pushes back on envoy report

'Orwellian': Jewish group pushes back on envoy report

A report identifies progressive anti-Semitism as the most pervasive form facing Australia but not all Jewish groups agree, with one labelling it "Orwellian".

Solo show a passage to success for artist Atong Atem

Solo show a passage to success for artist Atong Atem

Billed as one of the most exciting artists of her generation, the work of South Sudanese photographer Atong Atem is on show in her first major solo exhibition.

Government must 'explain' itself, listen on migration

Government must 'explain' itself, listen on migration

Two of the leading figures behind Australia’s modern immigration system say the community has been left behind as the debate over migration figures flares up.

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Trump backs Bolsonaro's move to US after loss in Brazil

Trump backs Bolsonaro's move to US after loss in Brazil

Trump backs Bolsonaro's move to US after loss in Brazil

Trump backs Bolsonaro's move to US after loss in Brazil

Flavio Bolsonaro is being given a US visa after his Brazilian election defeat, a move backed by Donald Trump that may widen the rift between the two countries.

Backpacker visa caps bad for business, says premier

Backpacker visa caps bad for business, says premier

Backpacker visa caps bad for business, says premier

Backpacker visa caps bad for business, says premier

Roger Cook has called on Immigration Minister Tony Burke to reconsider changes to working holiday visas which would place a cap on backpacker numbers.

Immigration detainees disclose 'humiliating' treatment

Immigration detainees disclose 'humiliating' treatment

Immigration detainees disclose 'humiliating' treatment

Immigration detainees disclose 'humiliating' treatment

A rat infestation and excessive use of restraints are among the findings unearthed by a watchdog's visit to neighbouring immigration detention facilities.

'Heart is multicultural': PM lays out migration support

'Heart is multicultural': PM lays out migration support

'Heart is multicultural': PM lays out migration support

'Heart is multicultural': PM lays out migration support

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has made a veiled swipe at Pauline Hanson's migration stance as he touts the benefits of multiculturalism in a major speech.

Bungles behind surge in wrongful detention of Aussies

Bungles behind surge in wrongful detention of Aussies

Bungles behind surge in wrongful detention of Aussies

Bungles behind surge in wrongful detention of Aussies

Systemic failures within the Department of Home Affairs are resulting in the wrongful detention of Australian citizens.

New migrants make for proud but anxious Aussies

New migrants make for proud but anxious Aussies

New migrants make for proud but anxious Aussies

New migrants make for proud but anxious Aussies

Migrants value their Australian identity and feel they are improving productivity and innovation despite concerns with skilled migration settings from industry.

Coalition baulks at One Nation-style migrant nation ban

Coalition baulks at One Nation-style migrant nation ban

Coalition baulks at One Nation-style migrant nation ban

Coalition baulks at One Nation-style migrant nation ban

Angus Taylor won't follow One Nation's Pauline Hanson in banning migrants from specific countries, despite previously singling out Gazans and people from Iran.

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'Driving me insane': restaurateur slams migrant debate

Political policies to curb immigration and narrow the definition of a skilled migrant have been met with dismay by industries experiencing workforce shortages.

Coalition slashes migrant intake to counter One Nation

Graduate and bridging visas would be axed under a future coalition government, Angus Taylor announced as he revealed his long-awaited migration plan.

'Trust is key': crackdown on migration lawyers launched

Lawyers who lodge visa applications that they know have little chance of success will face more scrutiny under a federal migration crackdown.

Labor bets house on migration figure that won't behave

Bringing migration down will disarm those who have weaponised one statistic against the government, but it's not clear that will happen, experts say.

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Labor's visa detention stance compared with Trump's ICE

Rounding up people who have overstayed their visa into detention centres has been blasted as missing the mark and copying harsh immigration tactics in the US.

Backpackers and students lose out in migration overhaul

Family visas for foreign students will be curbed and overstayers detained if they don't leave Australia as part of Labor's plan to cut migration numbers.

'I don't like it': second student wave protests Hanson

Thousands of pupils have skipped class for a second national student walkout against Pauline Hanson and One Nation.

Take two: Labor to announce migration plan after delay

New levers to push down migration numbers will be detailed by the home affairs minister as opposition parties devise ways to slash the amount of new arrivals.

Defiant Hanson 'sick of listening' to migration experts

Pauline Hanson is dismissing criticism from bureaucrats, politicians and big business, saying they're wrong on migration and only care about cheap labour.

'Race to the bottom': One Nation migration plan slammed

Business groups are piling on One Nation's plan to cut 750,000 migrants, arguing it would cripple Australia's ability to elevate its standard of living.

Calls for more skilled migrants to ride innovation boom

Australia is lagging in attracting skilled migrants as the energy transition and AI upheaval strains its STEM workforce.

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