‘Scott Morrison backs Peter Dutton…’

'Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he has full confidence in Peter Dutton, despite calls for the Home Affairs Minister to be stood down over the European au pair saga'.

‘Vietnamese community knows what it’s like to be a refugee…’

'If there's one thing Hahn Do feared more than the pirates who terrorised refugees fleeing post-war Vietnam, it was the violent storms that threatened to smash his fragile boat to pieces'.

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"

Coalition to freeze refugee intake if it wins election

'Australia's refugee intake will be frozen at current levels for three years under a coalition government'

‘Coroner to investigate refugee self-immolation death’

'An inquest has been announced into the 2016 death of 23-year-old Omid Masoumali'.

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'

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...

COVID-19: travel ban expanded to Iran

According to several media outlets, the travel ban currently in place for travellers arriving in Australia from China will be expanded on Sunday, 1 Mar 2020, to include travellers arriving from Iran. An article from the Sydney Morning Herald includes the following passage: "As with the existing travel restrictions to mainland China, Australian citizens, residents and their immediate family will still be able to come back to Australia from Iran, but they must self-isolate for 14 days".

‘Building on Australia’s success as an immigration nation’

'Celebrating Australia's record as the world’s most successful immigration nation will be a key priority for the Morrison government, newly appointed Minister for Immigration... said today'.

Priority processing for regional areas

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