Australian immigration boom may have peaked
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10:48 16/05/2014
Australian immigration may have peaked, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Net inward migration in the year to March 2014 stood at 380,910. This is slightly...
Australian immigration minister launches combined Border Force
19:59 15/05/2014
The Australian immigration minister Scott Morrison has announced 'sweeping changes' to the way Australia defends its borders. The principle innovation is the creation of the Australian Border Force (...
UK immigration's visa reforms are harming UK's soft power
15:47 07/04/2014
A report by a UK parliamentary committee has warned that the UK's Coalition government is harming the UK's standing in the world because of the changes it has made to the visa system. A report from...
Australian immigration force accused of breaching refugee treaty
15:06 28/01/2014
Indonesia is investigating claims from asylum seekers that Australian border guards intercepted boats sailing from Indonesian waters attempting to reach Australian territory; they then forced the...
Australian senator calls for 35m population through immigration
15:41 13/01/2014
Sam Dastyari, an Australian Labor Party senator from New South Wales, has written an article in Australian newspaper The Australian calling for a 'big Australia'. Mr Dastyari says 'I believe in a big...
Migrants prepare to take advantage of Australia Indonesia dispute
14:07 29/11/2013
Sri Lankan migrants hoping to reach Australia have told journalists that they hope to take advantage of a diplomatic rift between Australia and Indonesia to make the crossing from Indonesia to...
