Following India’s assassination of a Sikh activist in Canada, Australian security agencies have again hinted at spy operations here – although the government is loath to upset a major partner by confronting them.
A volunteer program is trying to change the way Australia resettles refugees, but some fear it is enabling the government to shift costs – and duties – onto the community.
As Anthony Albanese restructures Home Affairs, it can be revealed that the drones Labor claimed were being used to monitor released asylum seekers were decommissioned months before the High Court’s ruling on indefinite detention.
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The opposition’s proposed cuts to migration have not only stirred confusion within its ranks, but risk damaging the economy with the focus on foreign students.
Immigration is a driver of GDP and a solution to Australia’s declining birth rate, but as housing pressures mount, polls showing strong support for reduced intake could force the government into a debate on population growth.
In a conversation with Iranian novelist Amir Ahmadi Arian, whose latest book is set in Tehran’s Evin prison, Behrouz Boochani explores how detention dehumanises people and how creativity is a form of freedom.
The plight of an Iranian man who died after years of incarceration in Australian detention centres continues to haunt friends who are seeking compensation for their own time in detention.
In an interview with The Saturday Paper, Immigration Minister Andrew Giles says he is trying to establish a social licence to pursue humanitarian goals.
For the past week Peter Dutton has repeatedly lied about funding cuts to border protection, with some experts warning his rhetoric has created a pull factor for people smugglers.
The government has not been able to account for $80 million paid to support asylum seekers in Papua New Guinea, as advocates reveal financial assistance stopped months ago.
