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'Irresponsible' comments encourage people smuggling: PM

The prime minister has again gone on the offensive after Peter Dutton's latest attack on Labor's record on border security, accusing him of "making things up".

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When it comes to failure of responsibility, there are far greater examples than Barnaby Joyce’s pavement incident

While the footpath fiasco took all the attention, it turns out suspected gun runners and drug traffickers were running offshore detention

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More than 20 people arrive by boat in remote part of Western Australia

Australian Border Force confirms operation as Peter Dutton claims Labor has ‘lost control of our borders’

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Hundreds more immigration detainees could be released in sequel to NZYQ high court ruling

Attorney general applies to have case heard by high court to end legal uncertainty on detainees who refuse to cooperate on deportation

The Guardian - AU

Seven of the immigration detainees released in Australia were convicted of murder or attempted murder

Home affairs department also reveals 24 former detainees have been charged with visa rule breaches or state offences since their release

The Guardian - AU

Australia paid companies linked to suspected drug and weapons smuggling to run offshore detention, review finds

Home affairs minister Clare O’Neil says review shows offshore processing ‘used as a slush fund by suspected criminals’

The Guardian - AU

Criminal charges unlikely over dodgy offshore contracts

Companies suspected of bribery, money laundering and drug smuggling were given lucrative contracts tied to Australia's offshore immigration detention regime.

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Linda Reynolds announces retirement – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Pro-Israel ‘surveillance’ group turning attention to Australia, leaked posts show

Members of Shirion Collective, which claims to ‘expose antisemites’ online, have discussed presenting lists of names to home affairs minister

The Guardian - AU

Australian Spies Blame Russian For Major Cyber Attack

Australia has identified the Russian mastermind behind a crippling cyber attack, unmasking the 33-year-old hacker for the first time on Tuesday and linking him to an international crime syndicate.

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Australia sanctions Russian citizen Aleksandr Ermakov over 2022 Medibank cyber-attack

Government uses cyber sanctions powers under Magnitsky laws for first time to target Aleksandr Gennadievich Ermakov, alleged to be responsible for hack

The Guardian - AU

Golden ticket visa for big-spending investors shelved

A visa scheme aimed at enticing big-spending investors to Australia has been scrapped amid fears it was exploited by corrupt foreign officials and criminals.

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Clare O’Neil won’t rule out international student cap as part of visa crackdown

Home affairs minister insists forecasts showing 185,000 fewer people will migrate to Australia are an estimate, not a ‘target’

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Education review released – as it happened

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Morning Mail: changes to ‘broken’ migration system; Cop28 goes down to the wire; winter looms in Gaza

Labor says visa reforms are needed to address exploitation; leaders at climate summit told to embrace compromise; trapped Palestinians dread rise of disease

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Migration overhaul targets students and dodgy employers

A plan to fix a faltering migration system will take aim at bogus international students and unscrupulous employers while trying to reduce overall migration.

The Guardian - AU

Labor targets student and some worker visas in overhaul of Australia’s temporary migration program

Government says temporary migration system is ‘broken’ and changes to student and skilled worker visas are needed to address exploitation

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The migration strategy won’t silence Dutton but Labor is backing away from the feared Big Australia

The Albanese government is reducing migrant intake as it seeks to make inroads to easing the population and housing squeeze before the next election

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Grattan on Friday: winners and losers in end-of-year report card on Albanese ministers

It’s not just kids who get report cards (PDFs these days) as school breaks up. So do government ministers, when parliament rises at year’s end.

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New preventative detention laws pass parliament

Serious offenders recently released from immigration detention are now subject to preventative detention measures after laws passed federal parliament.

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Stricter detention laws loom as sex offender arrested

Released immigration detainees who pose a serious risk to the community face being locked back up as new laws clear the Senate.

The Guardian - AU

Two immigration detainees charged after release due to high court ruling

Coalition calls for Clare O’Neil and Andrew Giles to resign as fallout from NZYQ decision continues

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Serious offenders face return to detention in laws push

The worst offenders recently released from immigration detention could soon be locked up again with the government pushing for new laws to pass this week.

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Government's preventative detention for ex-detainees who pose serious risks set to pass this week

The government on Wednesday will introduce its legislation to enable preventative detention of former immigration detainees judged to pose a high risk of committing serious violent or sexual crimes.

The Guardian - AU

The week in parliament: things get ugly on immigration detention with political blood spilled on both sides

Only one more joint sitting day to go in a brutal year, Ed Husic weighs in on theatre controversy and a hint of Christmas cheer

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