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Migration blame game ignores bipartisan worker push

Migration blame game ignores bipartisan worker push

Labor and the coalition continue to blame each other for a peak in migration, omitting that both were calling for more arrivals prior to the surge.

What Pauline Hanson got wrong in Press Club speech

What Pauline Hanson got wrong in Press Club speech

What Pauline Hanson got wrong in Press Club speech

What Pauline Hanson got wrong in Press Club speech

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has made a series of false and misleading claims during an appearance at the National Press Club.

'Who's in the mono': clarity sought on multiculturalism

'Who's in the mono': clarity sought on multiculturalism

'Who's in the mono': clarity sought on multiculturalism

'Who's in the mono': clarity sought on multiculturalism

Pauline Hanson has rejected criticism the multiracial make up of the Socceroos shows Australia did not have a monoculture, arguing it actually proves her point.

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Migrant intake dips as anti-immigration voices swell

Migrant intake dips as anti-immigration voices swell

Net overseas migration is slowly falling, but the figures remain above Labor's forecasts and the dramatic cuts demanded by the coalition and One Nation.

Hanson has voters riled up but no answers, Liberals say

Hanson has voters riled up but no answers, Liberals say

The opposition is attempting to hit back at One Nation after Pauline Hanson's incendiary speech on immigration, the cost of living and a raft of other issues.

Ex-Liberal MP had 'no clue' about Chinese visa fraud

Ex-Liberal MP had 'no clue' about Chinese visa fraud

An ex-Liberal MP claims he was unaware of allegedly false visa forms made for 10 Chinese nationals saying he just introduced business owners to potential staff.

'Dig baby dig': Hanson pumps up domestic fuel industry

'Dig baby dig': Hanson pumps up domestic fuel industry

Australia should use more fuel from domestic stores and be less reliant on Asian neighbours, Pauline Hanson says, while renewable subsidies should be scrapped.

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'I don't want to know': ex-Liberal MP denies visa fraud

'I don't want to know': ex-Liberal MP denies visa fraud

'I don't want to know': ex-Liberal MP denies visa fraud

'I don't want to know': ex-Liberal MP denies visa fraud

Envelopes containing bundles of cash were exchanged in a plot allegedly involving an ex-Liberal MP to unlawfully bring 10 Chinese non-citizens into Australia.

'Trashy journalist': One Nation plan for media shake-up

'Trashy journalist': One Nation plan for media shake-up

'Trashy journalist': One Nation plan for media shake-up

'Trashy journalist': One Nation plan for media shake-up

Pauline Hanson has blasted media outlets and reporters, pledging to abolish one taxpayer-funded broadcaster and slash the budget for another.

'Utterly flawed': Hanson blasts multiculturalism

'Utterly flawed': Hanson blasts multiculturalism

'Utterly flawed': Hanson blasts multiculturalism

'Utterly flawed': Hanson blasts multiculturalism

A radical plan to shake up the ABC and axing another public broadcaster were among ideas floated by Pauline Hanson at her first National Press Club address.

Fresh warnings migration cuts could make housing worse

Fresh warnings migration cuts could make housing worse

Fresh warnings migration cuts could make housing worse

Fresh warnings migration cuts could make housing worse

Migration levels need to be tailored for housing levels, but dramatic decreases will make the situation worse, the federal government says.

'Justice for cruelty': detainees able to sue government

'Justice for cruelty': detainees able to sue government

'Justice for cruelty': detainees able to sue government

'Justice for cruelty': detainees able to sue government

A High Court ruling could pave the way for non-citizens held unlawfully in detention to receive millions of dollars in compensation from the Commonwealth.

'Apples with oranges': Labor brushes off Kiwi PM's dig

'Apples with oranges': Labor brushes off Kiwi PM's dig

'Apples with oranges': Labor brushes off Kiwi PM's dig

'Apples with oranges': Labor brushes off Kiwi PM's dig

A visiting leader's remark that taxing capital gains would be "disastrous" has been brushed aside by Labor figures who deny it was a dig at its big reforms.

'Trainwreck': One Nation forced to clarify housing plan

'Trainwreck': One Nation forced to clarify housing plan

'Trainwreck': One Nation forced to clarify housing plan

'Trainwreck': One Nation forced to clarify housing plan

One Nation's most prominent figures have scrambled to clarify details of the party's housing policy after a senator stumbled through a "trainwreck" interview.

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'Atrocious incidents' known to detention centre bosses

The US company in charge of Villawood Detention Centre has been subject to management complaints, including regarding escapes, sexual assaults and fires.

Skilled migrants could be key to more home construction

Fixing Australia's broken migrant skills recognition system could help ease the housing crisis and improve public confidence, politicians have been told.

Coalition migrant cuts plan triggers ire of uni sector

The universities sector, which relies heavily on fee-paying foreign students, says coalition plans to cut immigration would hurt the economy and cost jobs.

How housing became a generational budget battleground

Pitting investors against first home buyers in the name of intergenerational equity, Labor's fifth budget aims to address young people's housing struggles.

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Migrants a scapegoat for poor planning, inquiry told

Despite being accused of taking local jobs, overseas migrants create better workforce security and bolster the Australian economy, farming groups say.

Australia sanctions Iran officials over 'brutal' regime

Australia is slapping further financial sanctions and travel bans on Iranian officials who directed the oppression of women by enforcing strict dress codes.

Security vs welfare: Australia's 'ISIS brides' dilemma

A group of Islamic State-linked women and children are again attempting to return to Australia, sparking fresh debate over how to manage the associated risks.

Right-wing leaders tout migrant crackdowns before poll

Pauline Hanson and Matt Canavan have addressed an anti-immigration rally in Canberra, focusing on migration levels ahead of the Farrer by-election.

Cracks show in One Nation vote as Hanson taunts rivals

The number of voters backing Pauline Hanson's political movement appears to have plateaued, but the firebrand senator says her rivals are copying her policies.

'Unworthy': Keating launches attack on Liberal leader

Australia's 24th prime minister has accused Angus Taylor of racism and cowardice following the release of the opposition's migration policy.

Trump-style social media vetting a 'phenomenal waste'

Coalition plans to screen visa applicants’ social media have been criticised as unrealistic due to the huge numbers of people applying for entry each month.

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