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'From 1 July 2019, the number of Work and Holiday visas available to Singaporean citizens aged 18-30 will increase from 500 to 2,500 per year'

'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'.

'What happens if the Senate passes this amendment that would allow asylum seekers and refugees to be brought to Australia [for medical reasons]?'

'Regional employers and skilled migrants wanting to live and work in regional areas will be given access to priority processing on visa applications'

'Criminal syndicates are using counterfeiting networks in Malaysia to smuggle people into Australia, exploiting a relaxed visa agreement between the countries'.

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

'A male detainee at Villawood Detention Centre has died, the Australian Border Force has confirmed'

'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'.

According to several media outlets, the travel ban currently in place for travellers arriving in Australia from China will be expanded on Sunday, 1 Mar 2020, to include travellers arriving from Iran. An article from the Sydney Morning Herald includes the following passage: "As with the existing travel restrictions to mainland China, Australian citizens, residents and their immediate family will still be able to come back to Australia from Iran, but they must self-isolate for 14 days".

'Australia's Tamil Refugee Council say detention is playing on the health of a family facing deportation to Sri Lanka'.