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Minister works to skirt High Court ankle bracelet edict

Minister works to skirt High Court ankle bracelet edict

Strengthened laws are imminent in a bid to keep electronic monitoring and curfew restrictions on former immigration detainees.

Middle East terror not translating to Australia attacks

Middle East terror not translating to Australia attacks

Middle East terror not translating to Australia attacks

Middle East terror not translating to Australia attacks

Fears of flow on attacks after Hamas' assault on Israel haven't been realised with Australia's spy chief saying no terror plots were linked to the war in Gaza.

Man who identifies as Indigenous loses deportation spat

Man who identifies as Indigenous loses deportation spat

Man who identifies as Indigenous loses deportation spat

Man who identifies as Indigenous loses deportation spat

A man originally from Tonga, who was twice convicted of assault could still be deported despite claiming he identifies as an Indigenous Australian.

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Hanson tweet to Muslim senator 'ultimate racist slur'

Hanson tweet to Muslim senator 'ultimate racist slur'

A judge has rebuked Pauline Hanson for being loose with the truth, making racist remarks for decades and telling a Greens senator to return to Pakistan.

Gaza man with possible Hamas links loses fight for visa

Gaza man with possible Hamas links loses fight for visa

A painter fleeing from the Gaza Strip whose visitor visa was revoked due to suspected terrorist links has lost a court bid to be with his family in Australia.

Heavy police presence as rival London marches kick off

Heavy police presence as rival London marches kick off

Police are out in force in London to prevent clashes between two rival protest movements.

Police break up 'hateful' white supremacist protest

Police break up 'hateful' white supremacist protest

Police have broken up a "hateful" white supremacist demonstration where a Neo-Nazi ranted that "third-world" labour was replacing local jobs.

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RBA sounds warning on international student cap

RBA sounds warning on international student cap

RBA sounds warning on international student cap

RBA sounds warning on international student cap

Plans to impose a limit of 270,000 international students at universities have triggered concern from the Reserve Bank for economic growth.

Seed of Hope gives options to isolated refugee women

Seed of Hope gives options to isolated refugee women

Seed of Hope gives options to isolated refugee women

Seed of Hope gives options to isolated refugee women

Art therapy for a group of isolated migrant and refugee women has unlocked potential job opportunities as well as a communal space to lay roots in Australia.

Checks change aids healthy increase in overseas doctors

Checks change aids healthy increase in overseas doctors

Checks change aids healthy increase in overseas doctors

Checks change aids healthy increase in overseas doctors

The end to in-person identity checks is proving just the tonic for strained health services by supporting a surge in doctors from overseas.

Independent housing advisor lashes overseas student cap

Independent housing advisor lashes overseas student cap

Independent housing advisor lashes overseas student cap

Independent housing advisor lashes overseas student cap

A proposed cap on international university students has been torn apart by a federal government advisor, who says it will make no difference to housing supply.

ASIO boss argues comments on Gaza visas 'distorted'

ASIO boss argues comments on Gaza visas 'distorted'

ASIO boss argues comments on Gaza visas 'distorted'

ASIO boss argues comments on Gaza visas 'distorted'

The ASIO director-general says his comments on the vetting process for people fleeing Gaza have been distorted, triggering a fresh round of political fighting.

'Considerable failure' in policy leads to newborn death

'Considerable failure' in policy leads to newborn death

'Considerable failure' in policy leads to newborn death

'Considerable failure' in policy leads to newborn death

A baby's preventable death during Melbourne's lockdown should prompt changes to Medicare eligibility for children of migrants, a coroner has found.

Treasurer breaks ranks, slams 'destructive' student cap

Treasurer breaks ranks, slams 'destructive' student cap

Treasurer breaks ranks, slams 'destructive' student cap

Treasurer breaks ranks, slams 'destructive' student cap

Federal government plans to cap the number of international students at university have been labelled 'destructive' by Victoria's treasurer.

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Migrant, refugee women harassed regardless of status

From temporary visa holders to citizens, high-paid to insecure jobs, migrant and refugee women are not immune from being sexually harassed at work.

PM launches Gaza visa attack on 'hypocritical' Dutton

Anthony Albanese has defended the government's approach to issuing visas to Palestinians, accusing the opposition of confecting outrage on the issue.

Dutton accused of whipping up fear with visa ban calls

Anthony Albanese has hit out at calls to ban Palestinians from being granted visas, saying it's creating further social division.

'They are everyday people': Gaza statements condemned

Portraying Palestinians as Hamas supporters is misleading and inflammatory and Australia must offer help to those asylum seekers, a human rights expert says.

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'Do more': fury rises over Palestinian refugee ban call

Palestinians are disgusted at a call to blanket ban asylum seekers fleeing the war-torn Gaza Strip from Australia under the guise of national security.

Parents left waiting, visa system left wanting: review

Commonwealth Ombudsman Iain Anderson recommends procedural changes to parent visa applications that can drag on for decades and cost thousands of dollars.

UK braces for anti-Muslim riots and counter-protests

Britain's far right has vowed attacks on law firms and asylum centres while anti-fascists pledge counter-protests as the UK's anti-Muslim violence continues.

Foreign students 'cannon fodder' in migration debate

University peak bodies say a proposed cap on international students is little more than a smokescreen for debate on immigration numbers, a committee has heard.

PM's travel warning as war looms in 'troubling' region

Australians are being warned to leave Lebanon as the security situation deteriorates while the immigration minister faces calls to help more Palestinians.

Advocates, refugees hope for new page in immigration

Asylum-seekers are banking on a cabinet reshuffle helping their legal fight, as refugee and migrant advocates praise the outgoing immigration minister.

Health provider to fight charges over detainee's death

A health services company will fight criminal charges following the suicide of a man inside Sydney's Villawood immigration detention centre.

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