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Refugee Week marked as 120 million displaced globally

Refugee Week marked as 120 million displaced globally

Refugee Week in Australia is shining a light on the contributions of refugees as the UN says 120 million people are displaced worldwide due to conflicts.

Foreign student crackdown tightens visa restrictions

Foreign student crackdown tightens visa restrictions

Foreign student crackdown tightens visa restrictions

Foreign student crackdown tightens visa restrictions

Many migrants already in Australia will not be able to apply for a student visa in a bid to prevent "visa hopping" and curb migration numbers.

University boss calls international student cap 'chaos'

University boss calls international student cap 'chaos'

University boss calls international student cap 'chaos'

University boss calls international student cap 'chaos'

The head of Universities Australia has labelled the government's international student cap proposal "policy chaos" with significant ramifications.

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Minister vows to appeal tribunal's visa decisions

Minister vows to appeal tribunal's visa decisions

The immigration minister has faced repeated questioning over a ministerial direction that allowed foreign nationals who have committed crimes to keep visas.

Record migration blamed for congested roads, transport

Record migration blamed for congested roads, transport

The Queensland premier has doubled down on calls to cut migration, saying their transport system and roads are under pressure due to the number of arrivals.

Migration cut would have 'negligible' effect on housing

Migration cut would have 'negligible' effect on housing

A housing expert has rubbished claims from the coalition that a cut in the migration intake would lead to better housing affordability and supply.

Federal government urged to fast track migration plan

Federal government urged to fast track migration plan

The Queensland government has urged the commonwealth to fast track plans to halve overseas migration in a bid to help ease the state's housing pressures.

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Unis warn foreign student cap will harm research, jobs

Unis warn foreign student cap will harm research, jobs

Unis warn foreign student cap will harm research, jobs

Unis warn foreign student cap will harm research, jobs

The government promises a cap on international student visas will improve educational integrity but universities warn it will lead to research underfunding.

Deportation bill held up as major High Court case looms

Deportation bill held up as major High Court case looms

Deportation bill held up as major High Court case looms

Deportation bill held up as major High Court case looms

A Senate committee is split over laws threatening foreigners with jail time if they don't comply with deportation orders as a significant High Court case nears.

New arrivals feeling unfair blame for rental crisis

New arrivals feeling unfair blame for rental crisis

New arrivals feeling unfair blame for rental crisis

New arrivals feeling unfair blame for rental crisis

A poll shows almost half of all migrants and refugees feel they are copping the brunt of Australia's housing affordability crisis.

Nothing will stop Rwanda policy, UK's Sunak says

Nothing will stop Rwanda policy, UK's Sunak says

Nothing will stop Rwanda policy, UK's Sunak says

Nothing will stop Rwanda policy, UK's Sunak says

Five people have died trying to cross the English Channel from France hours after Britain's upper house of parliament passed tough new asylum seeker laws.

Trump calls migrants 'animals' during campaign speech

Trump calls migrants 'animals' during campaign speech

Trump calls migrants 'animals' during campaign speech

Trump calls migrants 'animals' during campaign speech

Donald Trump says Latin American nations are intentionally sending their criminals into the United States.

Plan to block people from countries could backfire: UN

Plan to block people from countries could backfire: UN

Plan to block people from countries could backfire: UN

Plan to block people from countries could backfire: UN

Australia's push to block people from countries that won't accept the return of asylum seekers will have a negative impact, a UN-related agency says.

Students, temporary workers send migration soaring

Students, temporary workers send migration soaring

Students, temporary workers send migration soaring

Students, temporary workers send migration soaring

Australia's population is booming with the arrival of 548,000 migrants in one year, many of them international students and temporary workers.

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Need for better recognition of migrant qualifications

Australia needs to increase access to English-language training for migrants and better recognise their qualifications for the nation to reap the benefits.

Refugee health clinic thrives amid bulkbilling shortage

At a time when bulk billing doctors are hard to come by, a health clinic is supporting refugees and asylum-seekers in Melbourne with free and low-fee consults.

Opposition out to politicise boat arrivals: Albanese

Anthony Albanese has accused Peter Dutton of using "overblown rhetoric" following boat arrivals in Western Australia.

US unveils $118b bill for border security, military aid

Senate negotiators have released a sweeping bipartisan border security deal that is aimed at discouraging migrants from crossing the US-Mexico border.

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Warning amid falling student visa approval numbers

Australia is seeking to restore the standing of its higher education sector and has reduced the number of student visa approvals.

Indonesian mob storms refugee shelter, urge deportation

The United Nations Refugee Agency says a crowd of students has broken through a police cordon and forcibly put 137 asylum seekers on two trucks in Indonesia.

Bail for ex-detainee accused of breaching curfew

One of dozens of immigration detainees arrested by police after being released into the community following a landmark High Court ruling has been freed on bail.

Visas to address skill shortage on cards for roundtable

Addressing skills shortages will be on the agenda when federal, state and territory ministers meet for the first migration roundtable.

All-embracing migration plan endorsed by peak bodies

Peak bodies have welcomed the government's migration strategy for the benefits it will bring to workers and industries suffering labour shortages.

Migrant families try tree change in city-country doco

In SBS documentary Meet the Neighbours, migrant families try moving to the Victorian goldfields town of Maryborough.

Quicker refugee claims process to snuff out false ones

The Albanese government is cracking down on false asylum claims by boosting the resources of the bodies that assess refugee protection applications.

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