Media

'A 30-year-old Australian woman was arrested on arrival at Sydney Airport [on 24 January], after an [ABF] and [AFP] investigation into migration fraud'

'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'.

'Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has denied misleading Parliament over granting visas for two au pairs'.

'The Australian Border Force ... has shut down an elaborate contrived marriages syndicate operating out of Sydney'.

"I will also say a very clear message to those backpackers who may not be adhering to the social distancing rules... [Y]ou will be breaching your visa condition and if we find that out, we will be kicking you out of the country". We discuss whether non-compliance with social distancing rules can in fact lead to a breach of a visa condition and ultimately the cancellation of a working holiday, work and holiday or other visas.

'NSW Premier... will today continue her mission to turn immigration into a state issue, announcing a six-point plan to address the state's "ballooning population"'

'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'.

'If there's one thing Hahn Do feared more than the pirates who terrorised refugees fleeing post-war Vietnam, it was the violent storms that threatened to smash his fragile boat to pieces'.

'The federal government is interested in directing migrants to regional areas rather than Sydney or Melbourne, Immigration Minister David Coleman says'.

'A parliamentary inquiry has found ... unlawful RMAs ... are exploiting visa applicants'