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

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
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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
Ankle bracelet loophole for child sex offenders

Ankle bracelet loophole for child sex offenders

Federal agencies will get more resources to monitor criminals released from detention after the WA police commissioner said his officers could not electronically track criminals.

  • byAngus Thompson andPerry Duffin
People think ankle bracelets keep them safe from criminals. It depends who’s monitoring them
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People think ankle bracelets keep them safe from criminals. It depends who’s monitoring them

The Albanese government is refusing to say who will monitor almost 100 detainees forced to wear electronic ankle bracelets.

  • byPerry Duffin
Released detainees to wear ankle bracelets indefinitely,as lawyers condemn ‘disproportionate’ response

Released detainees to wear ankle bracelets indefinitely,as lawyers condemn ‘disproportionate’ response

Immigration Minister Andrew Giles said 93 foreigners released from indefinite detention will be immediately forced to comply with strict visa conditions.

  • byLisa Visentin andMiki Perkins
Billion-dollar crime syndicate allegedly helmed by Sydney brothers
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Billion-dollar crime syndicate allegedly helmed by Sydney brothers

The alleged organised crime syndicate with tentacles spanning from Beirut to Australia has suffered a major blow,as police arrested the Haouchar brothers in Sydney and Lebanon.

  • byClare Sibthorpe andPerry Duffin