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Since 1998, South Africa has recognised persecution based on gender and sexuality as legitimate grounds for asylum. This makes it the only African country to formally extend refugee protection to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI+) persons.

After Australian man Matthew Niall revealed how he lost his citizenship under an outdated law, several others have come forward with their own stories of being stripped of their citizenship and how they regained it, showing his situation was far from an isolated case.

Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil says Australia's migration system is "broken" and "backwards" and is in desperate need of a fundamental overhaul and a "radical simplification".

ASIO boss warns of 'brutal' foreign interference plots to harm Australians.

Labor MP Julian Hill says he won't use TikTok on his government or personal phones due to cybersecurity concerns, as Home Affairs reviews the privacy risks of social media platforms.

Australia's government plans to "out" foreign interference operations that are targeting politicians, academics and community leaders, Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil said on Tuesday.

In a speech to the National Security College at the Australian National University, Clare O'Neil reveals ASIO disrupted a foreign government operation to target dual citizen political dissidents, as she warns the government will name countries behind interference campaigns.

In a major crackdown on the scourge of foreign interference, Australia will name and shame countries found to be undermining the nation's political processes.

The Home Affairs secretary says his department 'messed up' by accidentally allowing Australia's offshore processing policy to lapse.