Labor’s latest migration crackdown may bring numbers closer to government forecasts, but years of piecemeal reform have left the underlying problems of planning, administration and public confidence unresolved.

Here’s a question you’ve probably never asked yourself: Why does Nauru Airlines exist? There’s a simple answer – Australia’s offshore detention regime. Australia’s “resettlement” program in Naoero req...

Here’s a question you’ve probably never asked yourself: Why does Nauru Airlines exist? There’s a simple answer – Australia’s offshore detention regime. Australia’s “resettlement” program in Naoero req...

The second episode of the ABC's National Forum will look at "Australia's migration challenge". It's proof, yet again, that the media is asking the wrong questions.

Our sanctions aren’t about the Israeli people, but about the unacceptable policies of the Israeli government, and the suffering they cause Palestinians, says the UK prime minister Andy Burnham

Labor’s proposed changes to asylum seekers’ work rights have been met with fear in communities that face the prospect of losing their incomes and being forced into exploitation.

Confusion and politics aside, Australia can’t pretend to be removed from the world – and the millions of people in need of sanctuary

Labor’s proposed changes to asylum seekers’ work rights have been met with fear in communities that face the prospect of losing their incomes and being forced into exploitation.

The Albanese government's plans to slash more than 6,000 places from its annual refugee intake have sparked anger and confusion within Labor, and prompted accusations it would amount to an "extraordin...

The Albanese Government would be betraying values held dear by Australian Labor Party (ALP) members and supporters if it went ahead with plans to cut

Plans for gloves that can deliver electric shocks underline the homeland security department’s sadistic practices

The former military lawyer was convicted in 2024 for stealing and sharing top-secret defence material with journalists.

Without iron-clad legal safeguards, offshore migration centres can only repeat the worst mistakes of the recent past, says the Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner

People seeking asylum and other non-residents face a double invisibility in Australia’s homelessness crisis, excluded from support systems just when they most need help.

The ABC understands the cuts to migration numbers are contentious within Labor, but no reason for the delay is given.

Dozens of Ethiopians are awaiting execution - some called the BBC to tell their stories.

It’s hard to tell where it all goes… * See more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading...

Live video feeds can scan hundreds of faces a minute, instantly cross-referencing their profiles. But critics fear false alerts, algorithmic bias and ‘function creep’

Our new report shares first-hand accounts of excessive and unlawful handcuffing in immigration detention.

Australia has refused to commit to reforms for the incarceration of children, offshore detention of asylum seekers, and phasing out fossil fuels, despite repeated calls to do so from United Nations me...

New SNP MP Lara Bird has denied accusations she's faking her Scottish accent, but says she's "flattered" people are so interested.

The United Nations has confirmed Australia cannot avoid legal responsibility for the people it sends to offshore detention...

The proposed changes draw a clearer line between those who are fully entitled and those who are not

Tribalism has not faded over the past decade. Instead, new research reveals our politics has become ever-more polarised and fractious, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty