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'First, the government is cutting the permanent migration program by a cumulative 120,000 places over four years. The new cap is 160,000 per annum, down from the cap of 190,000. The average intake over the last five years has been 183,000... Second, the government is introducing strong incentives for new international students to choose locations outside of the big capital cities'.

'A group of veterans of the war in Afghanistan have vowed to step up their campaign to get Peter Dutton to intervene and grant humanitarian visas to Afghan translators who helped Australian soldiers'.

'An Australian passport is not evidence of a person’s citizenship,” said the department, which noted passports were issued to non-citizens prior to a law change in 2005'

'Regional housing markets are surging in some areas as the effects of the Sydney and Melbourne booms trickle down to those outside the major cities'.

'Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has been texting and calling Liberal MPs to urge them to refer Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton to the High Court'.

'Western Australia’s Goldfields region is set to receive an economic boost with the Morrison Government signing a Designated Area Migration Agreement (DAMA) with the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder'

'President Trump's US administration plans new regulation to allow authorities to keep immigrant children in detention for longer than the current 20-day limit'.

'Aged care providers are now able to hire overseas workers with specialised skills that will support older Australians from multicultural backgrounds'

'Sir Frank Lowy has called on lawmakers to increase the immigration intake now that Australia's borders are secure, and to take a harder line with China'.

'Celebrating Australia's record as the world’s most successful immigration nation will be a key priority for the Morrison government, newly appointed Minister for Immigration... said today'.