The push for permanent protection for some temporary visa holders is a fresh test of Labor’s response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
The government pushed debate on the bill to the next parliamentary sitting in late June as Immigration Minister Andrew Giles faced off with the Coalition.
Four Vietnamese asylum seekers intercepted by Border Force off the coast of Broome last week were detained after 38 people from two other boats were also picked up.
The apparent attempt was thwarted by a tip-off from the Australian Federal Police and the reluctance of local fishermen to make the journey.
There are about 12,000 students from refugee backgrounds enrolled in NSW’s public schools,with about 1800 starting as new students each year.
The detainees from Iran,Iraq and Sudan are at the heart of a new test for the government in its attempts to defend the detention regime.
The government intends to mount a fresh defence in the High Court against asylum seekers who refuse to co-operate with Australian authorities.
People in safe,conflict-free zones need “moral fables” to simplify conflicts,but nothing can airbrush the complexity of the war in Gaza.
After 57 eventful years of marriage,Phan Giang Sang and Kim Châu are clear about what matters in life.
A year ago,a devastating fire destroyed the Bright Moon Buddhist Temple – but the cycle of birth,death and rebirth goes on.
The first home of many Vietnamese and Cambodian migrants is ready to embrace a greater ambition for its future.