Mano Yogalingam had been part of a protest demanding permanent residency for more than 8000 people who arrived in Australia by boat more than a decade ago.
Dean Martin,a former Rebels bikie president who was once in a relationship with ex-Greens senator Lidia Thorpe,has been released from immigration detention.
Immigration Minister Tony Burke last week indicated he would block Candace Owens’ expected visa application,saying,“I hope she has a good refunds policy”.
The former union boss also said he had left Prime Minister Anthony Albanese “trembling” after an incident in a lift.
The would-be bruisers of federal parliament turn to that old taunt of schoolkids:“sook”. And manage to consign it to the unparliamentary language bin.
Labor sharpened its attack on Peter Dutton in the second week of rancorous debate over visas for people fleeing Gaza.
An already defensive government may be entering an even more defensive phase in the run-up to the federal election. That will have its risks for Labor,but also for the Coalition.
The Albanese government is planning sweeping reforms to cap foreign enrolments for 2025 – but universities and students are rallying in opposition.
Labor is working on the details of the humanitarian push as the opposition hardens its support for Israel and warns of risks posed by refugees.
Anthony Albanese has given Tony Burke and Clare O’Neil two huge jobs - and two huge opportunities.
Rinehart lobbied Seven chief executive Ryan Stokes in a campaign the National Gallery of Australia feared would be weaponised by Peter Dutton in parliament.