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'The Australian Border Force ... has shut down an elaborate contrived marriages syndicate operating out of Sydney'.

'Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has hit back at the former Australian Border Force (ABF) commissioner Roman Quaedvlieg, telling Parliament he was "discredited and disgraced".

SA Premier 'has called for the prime minister to consider expanding Designated Area Migration Agreements'

'Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has denied misleading Parliament over granting visas for two au pairs'.

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

'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'.

'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'.

The giving of a false document to the Department has consequences that might go far beyond a mere refusal based on PIC 4020. It is also a criminal offence punishable with imprisonment for 10 years or 1,000 penalty units, or both

'The number of permanent migrants accepted into Australia each year is expected to be capped at 160,000, 30,000 fewer than previous targets'

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