‘Frank Lowy urges more immigration…’
'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'.
Aboriginal ‘cannot be treated as an “alien”‘
'Lawyers... say they will press for a legal precedent [at the High Court] that a "member of the Aboriginal race of Australia" under the constitution cannot be treated as an "alien"'
‘Australia’s big immigration myth’
'PRIME Minister Scott Morrison has taken aim at Australia’s obsession with population growth, saying it is a “fairly irrelevant statistic” and immigration policy is far more nuanced than many of us realise'.
‘Majority of Sydney residents want new migrants to live in regional NSW’
'A new poll has revealed two-thirds of Sydneysiders believe new migrants should be sent to live in regional NSW'.
‘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'.
Greece: work & holiday arrangements to commence
From 1 July 2019, 500 places will be available annually for young Greeks to visit Australia on work & holiday visas
‘Dutton asked Quaedvlieg to help his mate…’
'Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton pressed then Customs chief Roman Quaedvlieg to help two Queensland policemen get jobs in the new Border Force agency ...'
David Colemas’s priority: migrants in regional communities
'Speaking to SBS, David Coleman said his priority is to get migrants to struggling regional communities. But, he hasn't forgotten about controversial plans to toughen citizenship requirements'.
‘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'
‘Veterans fighting for protection visas for Afghan interpreters’
'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'.