‘Celebrating Citizenship Day 2018’
'Today marks Australian Citizenship Day, a time to recognise the value and significance of Australian citizenship and celebrate the contribution of all Australians to our great nation'.
‘Strong growth in Australian citizenship’
'83% increase in citizenship applications finalised in the last six months of 2018 compared with the same period last year'
‘An Australian passport is NOT evidence of a person’s citizenship’
'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'
‘Labor push to refer Peter Dutton to High Court’
'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'.
Operation Sovereign Borders: Oct 2018 update
'This statement provides an update on Operation Sovereign Borders (OSB) activities related to the on-water reception and processing of illegal maritime arrivals'
‘Coroner to investigate refugee self-immolation death’
'An inquest has been announced into the 2016 death of 23-year-old Omid Masoumali'.
‘Migration overhaul: Regional needs to…’
'Prime Minister Scott Morrison has cleared the ground for a migration overhaul that confronts surging growth in Sydney and Melbourne, using regional rules to set a different approach for each part of the country'.
“‘This is our home’: Sydney family facing deportation…’
"'This is our home': Sydney family facing deportation makes plea to stay'.
‘Class action for Nauru, Manus asylum seekers launched’
'The group will claim they have been subjected to intentional harm at the hands of the Australian government while detained in offshore detention'
‘2017-18 Humanitarian Program Successfully Delivered’
'Minister for Immigration... said 16,250 refugee and humanitarian places were delivered in the 2017-18 program year, up from 13,750 the previous year'.