Australian immigration and asylum
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New Zealand-born woman abused in Australian state care wins appeal against ‘501’ deportation
Tribunal finds her offending was ‘directly related’ to factors including sexual abuse when she was in the care…
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Australia has ‘moral duty’ to take 20,000 more Afghan refugees, Catholic bishops say
Election statement also calls for a special intake of Ukrainians and a wider reassessment of refugee policies …
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‘Stroke of a pen’: Coalition urged to accept Afghan refugees in addition to existing intake
Immigration minister previously announced places for Afghan nationals within existing visa program in move cri…
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Nauru detention centre operator makes $101m profit – at least $500,000 for each detainee
Canstruct International’s holding company has more than $340m in cash and investments, according to accounts f…
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Inspiration, not charity: how refugees from Bhutan thrived in Blacktown
Refugees are not vulnerable they just need help to play to their strengths, says Om Dhungel, a ‘Blacktown boy’…
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More than 100,000 Afghan nationals vying for initial 3,000 humanitarian visas from Australia
Advocates call for special intake for at-risk groups given surging demand after fall of KabulGet our free news…
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‘Over the moon’: 10 Afghan orphans start new life in Australia but fear for others still trying to flee
Group run by Sydney-based woman known as the ‘mother of a thousand’ is working to rescue as many children as p…
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Afghans denied visas despite working with Australia to be prioritised in humanitarian intake
Some of the workers were refused visas on technicalities such as being contractors rather than direct employee…
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Australian government urged to expand refugee intake as Afghans seek to flee Taliban rule
Scott Morrison says the 3,000 humanitarian intake places now allotted is ‘a floor not a ceiling’ and the overa…
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Afghans in Australia won’t be sent back while security situation remains dire, minister says
Coalition urged to do more to give people on temporary visas pathways to remain permanentlyAfghanistan – lates…
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Australian-educated Afghans plea with ministers for visas to Australia
A group of 40 graduates of Australian universities, who consider Australia ‘their second home’, fear being mur…
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Afghan refugee may lose permanent residency in Australia – for supplying identity document
Exclusive: Hazara man faces potential deportation after home affairs told him a document it asked him to obtai…
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Home affairs minister ordered into mediation with Afghan refugee detained in Australia
Man being held in Melbourne hotel fears for his wife and four children as Taliban advance Get our free news ap…
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‘Bring them home’: fresh calls for release of family in Australian detention centre
Three-year-old and her family held in immigration facility for years as government fights to deport themThe pl…
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Children of the junta: the relatives of Myanmar’s military regime living in Australia
Relatives of military-linked officials are being targeted by anti-coup campaigners in Australia – even if they…