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Immigration Minister Tony Burke during question time in November.

Australia will pay countries to take our ‘undeportables’ in latest High Court fix

Labor’s agenda has won the Coalition’s support, but the Greens said it was the most “extreme migration legislation since the White Australia policy”. 

  • Natassia Chrysanthos

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The government has dumped the immigration detention centre contract with Serco.

Australia quietly ditches $4.6b detention contract with scandal-plagued Serco

The British multinational will no longer run immigration detention centres, ending a partnership that has been riddled with claims of violence, drug trade, neglect and understaffing.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
Victoria Barracks, in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, is one of the Defence sites that was scrutinised by the audit review.

Defence real estate sell-off put on ice

The Coalition and Greens leapt upon the delay to accuse the Albanese government of dithering when required to make tough decisions about the defence portfolio.

  • Matthew Knott
Melbourne nurse Cigdem Aslan, 51, has been arrested by Turkish authorities.

‘Real risk of torture’: Moore-Gilbert says Wong must act now for detainee in Turkey

Former political prisoner Kylie Moore-Gilbert says “there is a crucial window of time” in which Foreign Minister Penny Wong can assist Melbourne woman Cigdem Aslan, who was arrested by Turkish intelligence.

  • Melissa Cunningham
Greens leader Adam Bandt with NSW senator David Shoebridge (left).

Greens staff lead Palestine protest movement, voice support for vandalism of Jewish MP’s office

Social media posts by taxpayer-funded staffers also reveal support for “armed resistance”, offering a glimpse into the connection between the party and the wave of demonstrations since October 7.

  • Paul Sakkal
Palestinians inspect the rubble of a building after an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza last month.

‘Afraid and traumatised’: One in four Palestinians claiming asylum in Australia

The push for permanent protection for some temporary visa holders is a fresh test of Labor’s response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

  • Angus Thompson and Matthew Knott
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Immigration Minister Andrew Giles has deferred all decisions over the visa conditions of former detainees to departmental officials.

Minister claims ‘immunity’ to keep deportation blacklist nations a mystery

The minister’s office also revealed he outsourced decisions over the visa conditions of former immigration detainees to departmental officials earlier this year.

  • Angus Thompson and James Massola
ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess.

Indian spies booted out of Australia for trying to steal sensitive information

Australian authorities expelled two Indian intelligence operatives in 2020 for being members of an elaborate “nest of spies”.

  • Matthew Knott
Coalition senator Paul Scarr says there are “real-world consequences” for vulnerable communities if Labor’s bill is passed.

Why this Coalition senator is calling for empathy in the immigration debate

A Queensland Liberal senator is urging a rethink from all sides of politics, saying the proposed legislation would have “real-world consequences” for vulnerable people.

  • Angus Thompson
The F-35 fighter has components made in Australia, but it is not exported from Australia to Israel in its totality.

‘A pencil is not a weapon, but it can be’: What does Australia send to Israel?

The government says Australia does not supply weaponry to Israel. Meanwhile, the Greens and human rights groups are campaigning to immediately stop military exports. So who is telling the truth?

  • Matthew Knott

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