‘Five face court over alleged fraudulent marriage scam’
'The Australian Border Force ... has shut down an elaborate contrived marriages syndicate operating out of Sydney'.
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]?'
‘Trump govt seeks longer migrant detentions’
'President Trump's US administration plans new regulation to allow authorities to keep immigrant children in detention for longer than the current 20-day limit'.
Plan to outsource visa processing would be ‘dumped’ under Labor
'Plans to offload Australia's visa processing system to the private sector, potentially worth more than $3 billion to the winning company, would be dumped under a Shorten Labor government'
Government to ‘abandon’ plans for stricter citizenship test?
"The Australian Government may not be pursuing changes to the Australian citizenship law - that would make permanent residents wait longer and require evidence of their English proficiency before they can apply"
Operation Sovereign Borders monthly update: April 2019
'Five IMA detainees, who arrived in Australia before 1 January 2014, were voluntarily removed from Australia. Three IMA detainees who arrived in Australia before 1 January 2014 were involuntarily removed from Australia to their country of origin, consistent with Australia’s obligations'
Western Australia: new DAMA
'Western Australia’s Goldfields region is set to receive an economic boost with the Morrison Government signing a Designated Area Migration Agreement (DAMA) with the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder'
‘Family’s fight after visa delay…’
'An Aussie family was left in limbo after a father and son were trapped in the US waiting on a visa so they could return home'.
Increased flexibility for international students to support supermarkets
The Federal government has recently announced as follows: "Today the Morrison Government has announced that supermarkets in States and Territories subject to COVID-19 lockdowns...
Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
On 4 March 2019, Australia and Indonesia sign the IA-CEPA, a Free Trade Agreement which, once implemented in Australia through domestic law, might create an exception to the Labour Market Testing requirement for Indonesian workers





















