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'No resources': One Nation defends uncosted policies

'No resources': One Nation defends uncosted policies

Pauline Hanson's rising right-wing party has blamed deficient parliamentary resources for the lack of detail about how much its plans will cost.

Man charged after smuggled boat arrivals stun campers

Man charged after smuggled boat arrivals stun campers

Man charged after smuggled boat arrivals stun campers

Man charged after smuggled boat arrivals stun campers

Suspicious activity in a car park near where a group of foreign nationals arrived on a boat has led to a Taiwanese national being charged with people smuggling.

Migration blame game ignores bipartisan worker push

Migration blame game ignores bipartisan worker push

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.

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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.

'Legal limit': minister can't stop return of ISIS bride

'Legal limit': minister can't stop return of ISIS bride

The last remaining "ISIS bride" stranded in Syria is expected to return home to Australia after a ban on her entering the country was lifted.

'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.

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.

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Hanson has voters riled up but no answers, Liberals say

Hanson has voters riled up but no answers, Liberals say

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.

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

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

'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.

'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.

'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.

Liberal senator faces backlash over migrant discussion

Liberal senator faces backlash over migrant discussion

Liberal senator faces backlash over migrant discussion

Liberal senator faces backlash over migrant discussion

Liberal senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has faced scrutiny over her appearance on a podcast in which dramatic, discriminatory immigration cuts were discussed.

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Second 'ISIS bride' group leaves Syrian refugee camp

Women and children with ties to Islamic State have left a refugee camp in Syria ahead of their expected return home to Australia.

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.

Taylor faces 'strategic error' in seizing on migration

Angus Taylor is set to face one of his biggest challenges as opposition leader when he hands down his budget reply amid a growing challenge from One Nation.

Migrant workers' exploitation costing billions in wages

A survey of thousands of workers on temporary visas has highlighted an industrial scale of exploitation including deliberate underpayment and dodgy contracts.

Federal officials grilled over Nauru detention contract

The government has faced questions at a Senate inquiry over a more-than $700,000 agreement with a company linked to Nauru's president.

England overtaken as top migrant source for first time

India became the largest source of foreign-born residents, overtaking England, in a milestone moment for Australia's migrant mix.

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.

Conflict triggers tourist visa, asylum seeker crackdown

The government has been lashed for introducing plans to crack down on a tourist visa loophole on the same day it granted asylum to five Iranian soccer players.

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