New aged care Labour Agreements

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

ABF probe involving RMAs and non-RMAs

'The individual is alleged to have engaged with several complicit Registered Migration Agents to lodge applications with the Department of Home Affairs, sponsoring individuals for positions in businesses that do not exist'

‘Villawood’s drug crisis revealed…’

"Villawood's drug crisis revealed: 'Whatever you wanted you could get'".

COVID-19: travel ban expanded to Italy

The government has just announced that it will expand the travel ban to Italy as of 6PM tonight, 11 March 2020.

“Daughters of Tamil family in detention ‘suffering…”

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

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'

Expansion of the Accredited Sponsor Scheme

'The Accredited Sponsor Scheme, which allows rapid processing of skilled visas, is to be substantially expanded... employers that have invested in the past five years at least $50 million into their Australian business will now be eligible for the Scheme'

Migrants could face new AAT rules

'The Courier-Mail reports the review contains a recommendation to put tighter restrictions on late evidence. [It] may also recommend a staffer from ... Home Affairs ... be allowed to come to hearings and explain why visa decisions were made'

Detainee dies

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

Interview: Minister in the hot seat

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