Labor is moving against lawyers and migration agents accused of profiting from visa applications that have little prospect of success.

Elon Musk will co-lead Project Meridian with Palmer Luckey and Newt Gingrich to map future warfare domains and military technologies for the Pentagon.

Julian Hill says educational providers are being closely watched by government after course attracted non-genuine students

The number of foreign workers in the country on the visa reached a total 444,256 at the end of June, up 13.8% from six months earlier.

The Coalition’s opposition to tighter working holiday visa rules is at odds with its lower migration target, leaving few politically palatable options for achieving it.

New ABS data show high employment, qualifications and earnings among skilled migrants and their accompanying families. The findings raise questions about calls for deep cuts to Australia’s permanent s...

Australia is squeezing access to dependant visas as the government moves to reduce net overseas migration, with wider questions emerging over its student migration settings and 295,000 student intake ...

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Contrary to the government's "congestion-busting" rhetoric, Treasury projects high fertility and migration rates, which conveniently bolster surplus forecasts.

Tony Burke's immigration policy changes are like a Curate's Egg - good in parts, but are they enough to lower NOM to the targets Burke has set for himself?

It can be tempting to blame grievance politics or the rise of One Nation for the tenor of current debate, but these are symptoms of a deeper malaise

Agricultural industries warn changes to the Working Holiday Maker program could threaten crops and Australia's food security.

One Nation promises negative net migration and a major reduction in temporary entrants, but its policy leaves crucial questions unanswered about permanent migration, skilled visas and how its headline...

One Nation’s plan to slash temporary migration by 750,000 promises dramatic cuts, but its numbers, assumptions and economic consequences don’t add up.

Former department deputy says One Nation’s hardline approach would require huge funding for enforcement, legal costs and detention centres

New research reveals how the visa someone arrives on shapes whether their first ten years are secure or spent in poverty.

The South Australian premier has blasted Labor and the Coalition for joining One Nation in a race to the bottom on immigration.

Australia is smashing the UK on backpacker numbers. The government granted 74,000 backpacker visas last year, while only 8000 Australians went the other way.

Australia’s aged care workforce already relies heavily on migrant workers, while demand for workers continues to grow. With migration settings under review, providers need to understand what changes t...

The home affairs minister is blaming the treasurer for the repeated failure to launch his immigration policy, which has now been rejected by cabinet at least five times.

The federal government is preventing new enrolments in a graduate diploma it fears is being used by non-genuine international students to switch courses and prolong their stay in Australia.

Labor’s opaque crackdown on student visa approvals is an inefficient and unsustainable way to reduce net migration.

Hanson again appeared to confuse net migration with permanent migration, creating more uncertainty about One Nation’s actual policy.

The Albanese Government's plan reassures the public and requires the Minister to proactively report and manage net overseas migration.

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As it looks for ways to reduce migration, the government says the previous increase in the refugee quota to 20,000 was never intended to be permanent.

Both One Nation and the Coalition have been talking up their mass deportation target of around 75,000 – with zero details of how that would be implemented or what it would cost. Abul Rizvi looks beyon...

Labor, the Coalition and One Nation are edging closer on net migration targets as political realities collide with immigration rhetoric.

For workers, it’s an unparalleled earning opportunity. For Pacific nations, it offers economic stability at home. But there is a growing consensus that the architecture of the scheme puts its Pacific ...

Although other factors were at play, cabinet members felt more work was needed to assess the impact of migration cuts on the economy, as well as specific sectors.

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The new detail on the heated question of net overseas migration, also known as NOM, will inject fresh energy into the debate over ideal migration levels.

Australia’s migration debate needs clear targets, credible delivery plans and honest discussion of the consequences – not caps that cannot work or promises that ignore visa backlogs.

MPs say they are anxious for the government to avoid cuts to family and humanitarian visa categories

The One Nation leader says her focus is on a "decent standard of living" and "way of life", saying she does "not care" if cuts to skilled migration will affect businesses.

The minister cancelling his press club appearance was embarrassing and revealing.

The Albanese Government has reduced net migration sharply, but further reforms will be needed if it is to meet its promised target by 2027-28.

One Nation’s proposed visa cap and threat to deport students would devastate international education, put tens of thousands of jobs at risk and leave universities facing financial crisis.

Malcolm Roberts uses white supremacist concept to describe the party’s plans for deporting 200,000 people from Australia

The report comes months before Australia takes charge of negotiations at this year's United Nations climate summit Cop31