Immigration
A migrant scandal, a victorious PM and divine islands – where am I?
It’s a tough gig, but someone’s got to do it.
- by Latika Bourke
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Three charged over alleged $1.5 million Sydney immigration scam
A 46-year-old woman had allegedly been defrauded of $1.5 million while trying to arrange an Australian visa for herself and her family.
- by Olivia Ireland
Beef up workplace ombudsman to catch underpayers, report recommends
Stronger visa rules will also prevent worker exploitation, the Grattan Institute has found. Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil agrees visa reforms are needed.
- by Rachel Clun
Energy, defence, medicines: How Australia can prepare for jobs of the future
New data shows that over the past year, about 92 per cent of employment growth has been in occupations that usually require a tertiary or vocational qualification.
- by Anthony Galloway
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United Nations
Limitless detention of refugees is inhumane and must end, says UN torture watchdog
The United Nations’ newly appointed special rapporteur on torture, Australian Alice Edwards, has called out the Labor Party for the country’s history of indefinite detention.
- by Charlotte Grieve
American cities reach ‘breaking point’ as migrant crisis heads north
With 18 months until the presidential election, the issue has become a political powder keg for Joe Biden, who has detained more migrants than any other president in history.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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Trafficked
Fake schools, fake students: Criminals make mockery of education visas
A secret review of the immigration system shows how some criminal syndicates own every step of the chain to game the education visa process and gain access to the country.
- by Nick McKenzie and Michael Bachelard
They walked for 75 days to ask for a better life. Now they must wait four more years for an answer
A rule change known as Title 42 is unsettling an already chaotic US immigration system, leaving thousands of people in limbo, and politicians pointing fingers at each other.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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Trafficked
‘Grotesque abuses’: Secret review of migration system scathing of failures
Poor management of the nation’s already inadequate immigration and visa laws and a focus on stopping boat arrivals has allowed organised crime syndicates to flourish.
- by Nick McKenzie and Michael Bachelard
Big Australia: is continued immigration what the country needs?
It’s time to drop the political rhetoric and have a genuine debate about the real issues with continued population growth.