Dutton defies Border Force rebuke as more asylum seekers discovered

Dutton defies Border Force rebuke as more asylum seekers discovered

A second group of asylum seekers has been discovered in remote Western Australia,adding to Anthony Albanese’s border security headache.

  • byLisa Visentin

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Police,Border Force investigate boat arrival in WA as Sovereign Borders commander warns Dutton

Police,Border Force investigate boat arrival in WA as Sovereign Borders commander warns Dutton

About 30 Pakistani nationals were spotted by locals near the remote community of Beagle Bay,about 100 kilometres north of Broome,on Friday morning.

  • byHamish Hastie,Angus Thompson andJames Massola
WA man who fought deportation dies seven months after his release

WA man who fought deportation dies seven months after his release

Robert Taylor was facing deportation to the UK under strict immigration laws despite living in Australia his whole life. His fight to be released back to his family was eventually successful.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
Deep failings revealed in the operation of Australia’s gatekeepers

Deep failings revealed in the operation of Australia’s gatekeepers

The failure by senior federal public servants to check the background of companies contracted to run Australia’s asylum seeker offshore program has ramifications far beyond our borders.

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Medical industry braces for vape addiction as first stage of ban begins

Medical industry braces for vape addiction as first stage of ban begins

From New Year’s Day,all imported disposable vapes – with or without nicotine – will be banned as the first stage of the government’s crackdown to eventually limit vaping to people with a prescription.

  • byOlivia Ireland
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Detention Secrets

Detention secrets

Secret police letters to the minister,health concerns,rampant drug use:this is the reality of immigration detention in this country.

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New safety board to ID most dangerous freed detainees

New safety board to ID most dangerous freed detainees

After new lock-up laws were rushed through parliament last week,Dutton says it looks like the cases aren’t ready to go before a court before Christmas.

  • byMatthew Knott
Human trafficking on rise in Australia and ‘hidden in plain sight’

Human trafficking on rise in Australia and ‘hidden in plain sight’

Ayra’s parents took her from Sydney to their home country for a forced marriage when she was 19. She is one of a growing number of Australians falling victim to human trafficking.

  • byPerry Duffin andClare Sibthorpe
Coalition votes against tougher immigration laws ahead of High Court reasons

Coalition votes against tougher immigration laws ahead of High Court reasons

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has accused ministers of rushing through a fresh bill littered with flaws before the court delivers the reasons for its ruling that indefinite detention is illegal.

  • byAngus Thompson andOlivia Ireland
Law-enforcement agencies get $255m funding boost after High Court decision

Law-enforcement agencies get $255m funding boost after High Court decision

Australian Border Force and Home Affairs staff numbers will be increased to limit the risk of detainees with criminal records being released into the community.

  • byMatthew Knott
Boat from Indonesia arrives on Australian shores

Boat from Indonesia arrives on Australian shores

The federal government is under pressure to explain how up to 12 people landed on a remote part of the West Australian coast undetected.

  • byAngus Thompson