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'

Media release on RMAs & others

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

Faking IDs to obtain AU visas

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

Housing market in regional AU – ‘Migration key to growth’

'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'.

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...

‘Nauru blocks transfer of severely depressed refugee to [AU]’

'Three young regional Australians have come up with a brave idea to tackle migration issues and you could win money to implement it'.

‘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'.

“‘This is our home’: Sydney family facing deportation…’

"'This is our home': Sydney family facing deportation makes plea to stay'.

South Australia: 2 new DAMAs

The South Australia’s Designated Area Migration Agreements are the the Adelaide Technology and Innovation Advancement Agreement and the South Australian Regional Workforce Agreement

‘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'.