Rumours have swirled for months that the immigration minister would be shifted into a new portfolio as political pressure intensified on the government over its handling of last year’s High Court decision.
Dean Martin – a former Rebels president who was once in a relationship with Senator Lidia Thorpe – is to be sent to New Zealand after his visa was cancelled on character grounds.
A controversial migration exemption from the Disability Discrimination Act allows the government to order the removal of migrants with long-term health conditions and their families.
Visas for Chinese students continue to be approved at much higher rates than other source countries. A former top immigration bureaucrat is urging the government to overhaul the system.
A year after New Zealanders were given easier access to citizenship,Brisbane’s waiting list for commitment ceremonies has become the longest in the country.
With Donald Trump favoured to regain the US presidency,a group of investors is starting to focus on the implications of his core economic policies. They’re concerned.
New economic modelling suggests universities are facing a funding shortfall of more than $1 billion under the federal government’s crackdown.
The Australian Business Council argues capping foreign student numbers could “irreparably damage” the higher education sector and even hit supermarkets.
Australian musicians are already doing it tough,but a recent US government decision has made it much harder for Aussie acts to showcase their work.
Night ride in the city of courage.
The Italian national has the skills the country needs,but he says he has been barred from permanent residency by a discriminatory policy.