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Concern for human rights as Nauru detention centre fills up
The growing number of men transferred to the Nauru Processing Centre are distressed and being denied access to human rights information, according to an independent advocacy group representing many of the detainees. Source: ABC News.
Albanese vows no turnback on Operation Sovereign Borders
People who arrive by boat seeking a better life or even asylum “won’t be settled in Australia”, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said yesterday as he doubled down on his Government’s commitment to the Coalition’s Operation Sovereign Borders. Source: The Australian.
Greens accuse Labor of ‘race to the bottom’ over detainees bill
People who refuse to return to their birth country because they fear persecution will be jailed for up to five years if they do not cooperate with moves to deport them under Labor’s accelerated plans to head off a wave of legal challenges to immigration detention. Source: The Age.
ACU historian gives immigration reforms a mixed report
An Australian Catholic University expert says while the Albanese Government has trumpeted changes to the migration system as the “biggest reforms in a generation”, cuts to immigration aren’t as dramatic as they seem.
Ugandan family reunited after six long years of separation
Six agonising years of separation have ended for Catholic couple Morris Mukasa and Teddy Nakalembe with the safe arrival of their children in Sydney. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Labor releases plan to stem false asylum-seeker claims
Asylum-seekers will face a stronger regime to decide their claims to stay in Australia under a dramatic shift in federal policy to act on concerns that some migrants are working for up to 11 years while waiting for their cases to be decided. Source: Sydney Morning Herald.
Border Force confirms last detainees removed from Christmas Island
The Christmas Island detention centre has been emptied, with all remaining detainees brought to the Australian mainland, the Australian Border Force has revealed. Source: The Guardian.
Review aims to expose ‘invisible’ barriers faced by migrants
For the first time, migrants can use their native tongue to warn the Commonwealth Government about the barriers they face after arriving in Australia. Source: SBS News.
Federal Government lifts humanitarian intake to 20,000
The Albanese Government will lift Australia’s humanitarian intake to 20,000 places from its previous cap of 17,875. Source: ABC News.