Dennis Richardson’s intervention comes as the Coalition warns of the risks of offering permanent residency.
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.
We are now a country where the wealthy,tax-free oldies are the leaners not the lifters.
The finger-pointing over migration and crime is beginning to get ugly.
Mostafa Azimitabar was desperate for distraction while on Manus Island and denied art supplies,out of fears he would self-harm. So he used what he had.
With nearly 20 per cent of former immigration detainees freed in November now charged with state-based offences,the situation looks out of the government’s control.
I went from being a 17-year-old who appreciated a glass of water to a clichéd Melburnian coffee snob who needs three cups a day.
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.