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5 ways to tackle Australia’s backlog of asylum cases

People who apply for asylum in Australia face significant delays in having their claims processed. These delays undermine the integrity of the asylum system, erode public confidence and cause significant distress to people seeking asylum.

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Fleeing Taliban fighters, Ibrahim begs the country he helped – Australia – to save his family

Mohammed Ibrahim spent four years as a translator for aid workers who taught children and trained doctors. In today’s Afghanistan the penalty for that is death

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How to look after your mental health right now if you have family in the Middle East or another conflict zone

Escalating violence in the Middle East, particularly in Lebanon in recent weeks, has brought news of death, casualties and displacement.

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Visas for Palestinians take median time of four months to process, despite Coalition claims

Exclusive: Guardian Australia found Coalition politicians cited the 24-hour figure in interviews on at least 12 occasions in August

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Australian government won’t back public views of special envoys on antisemitism and Islamophobia

Exclusive: Documents obtained by Guardian Australia reveal ‘all communications’ will be solely attributed to special envoy

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Family who run Bathurst’s only Vietnamese restaurant fight to keep hope alive as they face deportation

City rallies behind Thi Huế Dao in an 11th-hour plea to immigration minister Tony Burke for permission to stay in Australia

The Guardian - AU

Journalist Masha Gessen granted Australian visa after delays due to Russian charges

Issuing of visa comes after Gessen expressed surprise at being ‘functionally denied’ entry

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Writer and Russia critic Masha Gessen claims Australia has ‘functionally denied’ them a visa

Prominent US-based journalist says ‘I am shocked the first allies the Russians have found in this quest to constrain me are the Australian authorities

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Parents left waiting, visa system left wanting: review

Commonwealth Ombudsman Iain Anderson recommends procedural changes to parent visa applications that can drag on for decades and cost thousands of dollars.

AAP

Migrant workers have long been too scared to report employer misconduct. A new visa could change this

Migrant worker exploitation is entrenched in workplaces across Australia. Tragically, a deep fear of immigration consequences means most unlawful employer conduct goes unreported.

The Conversation

Extremist groups exploit popular social media platforms

Neo-Nazi groups are exploiting mainstream social media sites to supercharge their audience numbers and fundraise to promote violent beliefs, an expert warns.

AAP

Aneeta’s violent husband tried to sabotage her Australian visa application. She’s one of hundreds to secure one anyway

On average, two people affected by family violence secure partner visas under special provisions every day. Advocates say many more need help

The Guardian - AU

Tricked or forced out of Australia: the vulnerable women at the centre of a hidden domestic violence crisis

Migration advocates say women are being threatened with visa cancellation along with sexual, financial, physical and emotional abuse

The Guardian - AU

Terminally ill man 'helpless' after stepdaughter's visa rejected

Graham Glew is trying to see his Chinese stepdaughter.

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Refugee support services get budget boost

An immigration detention centre in Western Australia will have its security but not facilities improved, and the Australian Border Force gets $100m.

The Guardian - AU

Relatives ‘surprised and shocked’ after 68-year-old Gaza woman’s Australian visa cancelled on security grounds

Palestinian Australian advocates call for transparency after visa of Fatma Almassri, a diabetic living in Rafah, cancelled without warning

The Guardian - AU

Millions allegedly misspent or wasted in Australia’s offshore detention system, senior Home Affairs official tells tribunal

Workers’ compensation case hears claims $6m in funds were misused on items including golf umbrellas in dispute with PNG contractor

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Thousands of extremists posts removed from social media

The Department of Home Affairs issued more than 3000 notices to social media companies requesting violent or extremist posts be removed in just six months.

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Coalition plan to privatise visa processing to be subject of new inquiry

Announcement comes after revelation Infosys had 46 meetings with lobbyist Scott Briggs to discuss bid for IT work

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Peter Dutton demands immigration minister Andrew Giles resign as another person released from detention

Opposition leader’s call follows latest court order to free Iranian asylum seeker who had been detained since 2013

The Conversation

The High Court has decided indefinite detention is unlawful. What happens now?

This week, the High Court of Australia ordered the release of a Rohingya man from immigration detention where he had been for the last five and a half years.

AAP

Home Affairs boss sidelined over leaked Liberal texts

A probe into text messages showing Home Affairs chief Mike Pezzullo seeking to influence the Liberal Party has led to him stepping aside.

The Guardian - AU

Home affairs tried to water down report critical of ‘extraordinary’ counter-terror powers, documents reveal

Department engaged researchers to review its preventative detention of terrorists, only to attempt to remove their most serious criticisms

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton briefed on bribery investigation before his government signed contract with target

Anthony Albanese says opposition leader has ‘responsibility to explain what occurred on his watch’

The Guardian - AU

Morrison government struck secret deal to pay PNG to take refugees and asylum seekers

Exclusive: Australian government is refusing to say how much it is giving Papua New Guinea under the agreement

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