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immigration September 14, 2024
‘All my dreams shattered’: asylum seekers barred from Australian universities
A flaw in Australia’s refugee laws means asylum seekers in the country on so-called fast-track visas are barred from universities or charged the same fees as international students.
international relations August 17, 2024
The spies operating in Australia’s Indian diaspora community
Following India’s assassination of a Sikh activist in Canada, Australian security agencies have again hinted at spy operations here – although the government is loath to upset a major partner by confronting them.
immigration August 3, 2024
The community-led program that’s aiming to improve refugee settlement
A volunteer program is trying to change the way Australia resettles refugees, but some fear it is enabling the government to shift costs – and duties – onto the community.
immigration August 3, 2024
Exclusive: Border Force drones retired over security concerns
As Anthony Albanese restructures Home Affairs, it can be revealed that the drones Labor claimed were being used to monitor released asylum seekers were decommissioned months before the High Court’s ruling on indefinite detention.
immigration May 25, 2024
Universities caught in the war on migration
The opposition’s proposed cuts to migration have not only stirred confusion within its ranks, but risk damaging the economy with the focus on foreign students.
immigration May 11, 2024
Immigration and the housing crisis
Immigration is a driver of GDP and a solution to Australia’s declining birth rate, but as housing pressures mount, polls showing strong support for reduced intake could force the government into a debate on population growth.
immigration April 20, 2024
Creativity is freedom for detainees
In a conversation with Iranian novelist Amir Ahmadi Arian, whose latest book is set in Tehran’s Evin prison, Behrouz Boochani explores how detention dehumanises people and how creativity is a form of freedom.
immigration April 13, 2024
The silent death of asylum-seeker Aref
The plight of an Iranian man who died after years of incarceration in Australian detention centres continues to haunt friends who are seeking compensation for their own time in detention.
immigration April 6, 2024
The Andrew Giles interview: ‘I think I’m a persuader’
In an interview with The Saturday Paper, Immigration Minister Andrew Giles says he is trying to establish a social licence to pursue humanitarian goals.
immigration February 24, 2024
No, Peter, there is not a flotilla of boats coming
For the past week Peter Dutton has repeatedly lied about funding cuts to border protection, with some experts warning his rhetoric has created a pull factor for people smugglers.
immigration February 17, 2024
Money for PNG asylum seekers vanishes amid corruption scandal
The government has not been able to account for $80 million paid to support asylum seekers in Papua New Guinea, as advocates reveal financial assistance stopped months ago.
