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Immigration minister walks back drones monitoring claim

A federal minister says he was relying on information from his department when he claimed drones were used to monitor released detainees.

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The deportation debate is toxic politics – if the system is truly broken, we need more than kneejerk solutions

Too afraid to oppose the Coalition’s repressive measures, Labor is now struggling with the legacies of both the failed home affairs experiment and the human mess of immigration detention

The Guardian - AU

Migration has been in the news a lot lately. What’s going on?

Anyone following recent news reporting may rightly think Australia’s migration system is in “crisis”. Much of this reporting is fixated on the perceived threat posed by non-citizens to the safety or prosperity of the Australian community.

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Murderer and attempted murderer among 25 detainees released by ministerial discretion, documents reveal

Exclusive: Legal challenge discloses number of non-citizens already released by ministerial discretion higher than first thought

The Guardian - AU

Community safety to be elevated in visa cancellations

The safety of the community will take precedence over how long a criminal has spent in Australia when it comes to deciding on visa cancellations.

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Teenagers rescued after writing ‘HELP’ in sand; WA to seize firearms of domestic violence accused – as it happened

Premier Roger Cook said the update was part of a wider plan to toughen the state’s firearm laws

The Guardian - AU

View from The Hill: parliamentary sittings have become as painful for Albanese as they were for Morrison

It was often said of the former Morrison government that it found parliamentary sittings particularly fraught. The same has become true of its successor.

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Coalition’s ex-detainee curfew amendments made regime unlawful, high court told

Exclusive: Lawyers for YBFZ argue default ankle bracelets and curfews are punitive and breach the separation of executive and judiciary

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Afternoon Update: drones used to track released detainees; China lifts most Australian beef bans; and a first-timer’s burlesque class

Immigration minister reveals people released from detention are monitored with ‘spot checks, random house checks, as well as the use of drones’

The Guardian - AU

Drones used to track immigration detainees released after high court decision, Andrew Giles reveals

Immigration minister says ‘we know where they are’, as Labor talks tough during fallout over visa cancellation and indefinite immigration detention

The Guardian - AU

Minister denies NZ ties came before community safety

As he comes under fire for a controversial directive, the immigration minister has confirmed drones are used to track foreigners released from detention.

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ABC boss hits out at ‘vicious attacks’ on Tingle – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Push to detain 32 'high-risk' foreigners

The minister has also added a 'reasonable' requirement to Direction 99.

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Albanese government gives new Ministerial Direction on visa appeals to make ‘community safety’ paramount

The Albanese government is giving a new “Ministerial Direction” to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal on visa cases, telling it to make community safety paramount in considering appeals from non-citizens with serious criminal records.

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Criminals facing deportation from Australia have had their visas restored. How did this happen and who is to blame?

The January 2023 direction set out new rules for visa cancellations. But the government says it is being interpreted by the AAT in a way that was not intended

The Guardian - AU

Labor reverses course on ministerial ruling that saw criminals given visas

PM seeks to minimise fallout from revelation that dozens of visas were restored to non-citizens with criminal convictions facing deportation

AAP

Visa appeal tribunal told to go harder on criminals

An independent tribunal will be given a new direction after an initial order to consider someone's ties to Australia allowed a rapist to remain in the country.

The Guardian - AU

Immigration minister re-cancels visa of alleged murderer released after AAT ruling

Andrew Giles expressed his ‘thoughts’ for the family of the alleged victim, a 22-year-old man killed in Brisbane in May

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Minister vows to appeal tribunal's visa decisions

The immigration minister has faced repeated questioning over a ministerial direction that allowed foreign nationals who have committed crimes to keep visas.

The Guardian - AU

Change in visa rules was to apply in absence of ‘serious offending or family violence’, Andrew Giles was told

Labor is standing by ‘ministerial direction 99’ despite cases that appear at odds with advice given in early 2023

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Calls to scrap immigration order after tribunal case

A direction taking into account a foreign national's ties to Australia when determining if their visa should be cancelled will be axed under the coalition.

The Guardian - AU

Immigration minister Andrew Giles seeking ‘urgent advice’ about re-cancelling visa of man accused of murder

Tribunal reinstated Emmanuel Saki’s visa in March and he was later charged with murder of 22-year-old Brisbane man

AAP

Sudanese Australians desperate to reunite with families

Sudanese Australians are urging the Albanese government to provide humanitarian visas for their families one year into the latest war.

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Iranian man loses bid to be freed from Australian immigration detention

Court rules detention can be justified when an individual is refusing to cooperate in their deportation.

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Border security under fire after men detained in Qld

A group of men have been detained after trying to enter Australia, sparking calls for better border security in the Torres Strait by the local mayor.

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