The government is giving a new Ministerial Direction to the AAT on visa cases, telling it to make community safety paramount in considering appeals from non-citizens with serious criminal records.
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A significant number of the former detainees have run foul of the law since their release. After the matter was reported, the ministers did a single interview each as they tried to dodge the spotlight.
The government is rushing legislation through parliament to crack down on unlawful immigrants. In a further reaction to the high court decision late last year.
The huge increase in immigration in recent years is part of a natural evening out of migration patterns in the post-pandemic world.
The High Court isn’t usually front and centre in politics. But when it is, it can land unexpected punches that throw governments off balance.
Currently, when a visa applicant or their child has a health condition or disability likely to incur ‘a significant cost to the Australian community’ they can be deported.
The Home Affairs and Immigration Ministers Clare O'Neil and Andrew Giles have announced that people on TPV and SHEV Visas will be eligible to apply
Character grounds have long been cited as a reason for denying visas to visit Australia. And politics is usually just beneath the surface.
After years of court battles, the Nadesalingam family will finally be allowed to call Australia home.
Politics podcast: Andrew Giles on schools funding
Andrew Giles says the strong opposition from Catholic schools to the government's education package is because they were given 'almost no notice' of the funding changes.
