Minister announces inquiry into offshore detention contracts scandal

Minister announces inquiry into offshore detention contracts scandal

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called on Peter Dutton to co-operate with a government probe into the offshore detention contracts scandal engulfing the opposition leader’s former home affairs ministry.

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Australian deaths from ‘suicide kits’ linked to global investigation
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Australian deaths from ‘suicide kits’ linked to global investigation

Australia has joined an international probe into a Canadian chef who has been charged in his homeland with selling a lethal substance online to vulnerable people all over the world.

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I lost my passport overseas. Here’s how I got home without it

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Desperate Dutton’s attack lines are dynamite

Desperate Dutton’s attack lines are dynamite

The leader of the opposition is turning debate over the budget into a campaign that reignites xenophobic fears in the community.

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Australia’s no longer a small player in global politics,so we must be ready for hard choices

Australia’s no longer a small player in global politics,so we must be ready for hard choices

Australia’s regional proximity to the world’s greatest conflicts means that complacency regarding our security is redundant and increasingly dangerous.

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Labor used ‘egregious’ tactics to gag debate on offshore detention:Crossbench MPs

Labor used ‘egregious’ tactics to gag debate on offshore detention:Crossbench MPs

While the opposition claimed the government dropped the ball on security,the crossbench questioned why they weren’t given more time to debate the renewal of Nauru as an offshore detention location.

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Pre-departure testing of Chinese travellers will not protect Australia

Pre-departure testing of Chinese travellers will not protect Australia

We should not be asking US travellers for pre-departure COVID tests either.

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Half a tonne of cocaine found in fruit dealer’s Brazil shipment
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Half a tonne of cocaine found in fruit dealer’s Brazil shipment

Police were suspicious about why Mark De Hesselle paid $8000 in shipping for something he could have ordered from Queensland.

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Trafficked:An international investigation

A global human trafficking syndicate has exploited flaws in Australian border security and the immigration system that allowed it to run a national illegal sex racket.

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Teddy bear’s bum steer results in Border Force drug find
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Teddy bear’s bum steer results in Border Force drug find

ABF officers uncovered a haul of tablets of Nitrazepam,a strong sedative and muscle relaxant,hidden in a teddy bear’s stuffing following an X-ray.

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‘It’s easy’:Migration agents offering fake visas for $500 a month
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‘It’s easy’:Migration agents offering fake visas for $500 a month

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