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Migration at record highs as political pressure builds

Overseas students, New Zealanders and backpackers continue to flock to Australia, inflating net migration numbers to historical highs.

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  • Julie Hare and Gus McCubbing
Due to the increasing rates and complexity of attacks, it’s almost inevitable that Australian businesses will face a data breach or ransomware attack at some point.

Ransomware reporting rules aim to protect business

Labor is moving forward with major new cybersecurity laws that have limited-use provisions to stop regulators and law enforcement being informed of some payments.

  • Tom McIlroy
Immigration Minister Tony Burke will have to sign off on every Gazan refugee allowed to stay in Australia on a temporary humanitarian visa.

Labor scrambles for new laws after High Court ruling on detainees

The opposition says the court’s ruling that ankle bracelets and curfews are unconstitutional was an “embarrassing loss” for the Albanese government, which is rushing to introduce new legislation.

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  • Andrew Tillett

October

Izzat Abdulhadi, head of the General Delegation of Palestine to Australia, said Labor had shifted positions on the Middle East.

Palestinian envoy urges Australian Muslims not to punish Labor

As Muslim political groups mobilise support for independent candidates, Palestine’s de facto ambassador says the government deserves credit.

  • Andrew Tillett
Labor’s Tony Burke, Greens leader Adam Bandt, and independent senator Fatima Payman.

Israel-Gaza war becomes an election minefield for Labor

The emergence of Muslim community independents is a threat to electorates that Labor has held for generations, but the party is more worried about the inner-city Greens.

  • Ronald Mizen
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Cyber Security Minister Tony Burke says new powers are long overdue.

New laws to force business to beef up cyber protection

The federal government will give itself new powers allowing it to intervene when businesses are hit by a cyberattack or to prevent one.

  • Andrew Tillett
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.

No one should mourn slain Hezbollah chief: PM

A political row over Australian support for terror group Hezbollah is deepening.

  • Andrew Tillett
Israeli soldiers sleep on tanks in a staging area in northern Israel near the border

Where middle Australia meets the Middle East

Israel’s push into Lebanon ensures a greater fraying of any complacency about this country’s claims to enjoy enduring social cohesion over generations of immigrants.

  • Jennifer Hewett

September

A Hezbollah flag at the pro-Palestine rally outside the State Library of Victoria on Sunday.

Pro-Hezbollah protesters could evade punishment

The Albanese government is under pressure to take a hard line on supporters of Hezbollah following protest rallies at the weekend.

  • Andrew Tillett
The CFMEU rally in Melbourne.

Labor says CFMEU situation is under control. But look on the streets

The CFMEU rallies are the obvious signs of turmoil behind the scenes as a government-appointed administrator struggles to deal with union threats.

  • Jennifer Hewett
ASIC Commissioner Simone Constant said talk of corporate compliance in cyber could hide the cruel criminal conduct occuring.

ASIC readies to wield a big stick against boards lax on cybersecurity

The regulator is talking about investigating directors who have been remiss in guarding against hackers. Not everyone thinks that’s the best approach.

  • Paul Smith
John Mullen, the former chairman of Toll, says with the benefit of hindsight he might have paid a ransom when hackers stole data from his private maritime museum.

Why John Mullen wishes he’d paid a cyber ransom

When hackers targeted Qantas chairman John Mullen’s private maritime museum, he didn’t pay the ransom out of principle.

  • Tess Bennett
Privacy commission Carly Kind said regulation was an important to force organisations to take steps to minimise the impact of data breaches.

Regulators warn cyber reforms won’t provide immunity from prosecution

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has outlined changes that would provide some cover for companies to provide more information to agencies after a cyberattack.

  • Tess Bennett
Home Affairs and Cyber Minister Tony Burke will unveil new laws at the AFR Cyber Summit on Tuesday.

Business to get cyber ‘safe harbour’ protections

New laws will mean companies cannot be punished based on data they share with authorities while trying to recover from cyberattacks.

  • Paul Smith

August

Wentworth MP Allegra Spender has lobbied the government over the status of construction workers.

CFMEU rout could pave way for foreign tradies to ease housing crunch

Wentworth MP Allegra Spender and business leaders want the Albanese government to speed up visa approvals for workers to build more homes in Australia.

  • Tom McIlroy
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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese are certain to spar over housing and migration in coming months.

Dutton and Albanese ignore ASIO warning to tone down Gaza brawl

Peter Dutton sees an advantage in keeping up the pressure on Anthony Albanese over visas for Gaza refugees, accusing him of making the country less safe.

  • Jennifer Hewett
Opposition leader Peter Dutton trades barbs with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday.

Leaders trade barbs over Dutton’s ‘racist’ Gaza ban call

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has had to fend off claims of racism after he said people fleeing war-torn Gaza should be blocked from entering Australia.

  • Andrew Tillett
Tony Burke has held Watson for 20 years and won it at the last federal election by a margin of 15.1 per cent.

Muslim doctor set to take on Tony Burke in Sydney seat of Watson

Anger over the war Gaza is fuelling a political movement targeting Labor’s safest seats.

  • Andrew Tillett

Labor’s shock at CFMEU deserves an acting prize

After years of ignoring all the evidence, Labor governments have expressed their shock at evidence of criminality and corruption in the construction union. What now?

  • Jennifer Hewett
Loopholes have ensured that BHP has no choice but to talk.

Unions have been handed the keys to the Pilbara

Unions will seek pay without productivity as the Albanese government hands over control of Australia’s resources powerhouse.

  • Tania Constable

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