The proposed laws come as former immigration detainees are told they are freed from curfews and electronic monitoring after a High Court challenge.
The High Court ruled that forcing former immigration detainees to wear ankle bracelets and live under curfews is unlawful,in a massive blow to the Albanese government that Tony Burke vowed to counter with new laws.
Police dispersed a balaclava-clad group near a refugee encampment on Tuesday night,sending them running as demonstrators cheered.
Former immigration department official Abdul Rivsi said it was probably the highest proportion of students claiming asylum since the Tiananmen Square massacre.
Many members of the group tried to reach Australia after seeing a TikTok video promising them high wages. They never made it.
The list of people in limbo is growing by about 1000 a month as huge backlogs and five-year appeal wait times expose the immigration system to exploitation.
The government has renewed a rule that exempts Operation Sovereign Borders staff from the need to take “reasonable care” not to harm asylum seekers at sea.
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.
Despite the warnings of Australia’s most senior national security professionals,Peter Dutton and Mike Pezzullo convinced Turnbull to act in error.
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.
The men on Rote Island deny any involvement in two successful boat runs of illegal immigrants to Australia this year,but they know who we need to speak to.