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Backpacker visa cuts spark fears of rotting crops

The federal government says it is working with farmers on changes to backpacker visas, but there has been no modelling on impacts to harvest season.

AAP · Oct 27

Backpacker visa caps bad for business, says premier

Roger Cook has called on Immigration Minister Tony Burke to reconsider changes to working holiday visas which would place a cap on backpacker numbers.

AAP · Oct 26

Australia MP Attack Probe: Driver allegedly rams Helen Haines twice

An Australian lawmaker was allegedly hit twice by a driver who made a U-turn before returning to ram into her outside her electoral office, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has said, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described the incident as a deliberate act.

The Times of India · Oct 20

Sydney travelled, learned a trade and found love in Australia. It might have been a different story under Labor’s migration plan

Tony Burke plans to cap second-year working visa holders – but people in regional Queensland worry it could hurt the economy

The Guardian - AU · Oct 9

How do major parties’ migration policies compare - and are any actually achievable for Australia?

Labor, the Coalition and One Nation are all planning to reduce net overseas migration – but their plans may not be realistic or beneficial, experts say

The Guardian - AU · Oct 7

New visa rules in Australia from October 2: No more visa hopping for international students, agents selling 'false hope' under scrutiny

Australia unveiled its new visa rules effective from October 2, 2026 which will put a stop to "permanently temporary migration" and will also crack down on visa agents and immigration lawyers who are selling "false hope" to foreigners about how they can continue to live in Australia. International students can't…

The Times of India · Oct 2

Labor targets ‘visa hopping’ international students in crackdown on ‘permanently temporary’ migration

Migration agents and lawyers ‘selling false hope’ to people seeking to stay in Australia also in ministers’ sights as they seek to reduce overseas arrivals

The Guardian - AU · Oct 2

Mango growers fear premium fruit will be left to rot

Mango growers fear changes to the working holiday visa program will lead to the coveted fruit rotting on trees, as a shortage of backpacker pickers looms.

AAP · Sep 29

Australia is talking about migration – but what do people at the centre of the debate have to say?

Migrants like Shamsullah Sadey from Afghanistan fear they are increasingly being seen ‘more as a number or problem than people contributing to Australia’

The Guardian - AU · Sep 28

Sydney man becomes first jailed under Nazi salute laws

A man found guilty of threatening senior politicians and performing a Nazi salute has been jailed under new laws after a federal police investigation.

AAP · Sep 25