Sudanese Australians desperate to reunite with families Sudanese Australians are urging the Albanese government to provide humanitarian visas for their families one year into the latest war. AAP · May 11, 2024
Iranian man loses bid to be freed from Australian immigration detention Court rules detention can be justified when an individual is refusing to cooperate in their deportation. Al Jazeera · May 10, 2024
Border security under fire after men detained in Qld A group of men have been detained after trying to enter Australia, sparking calls for better border security in the Torres Strait by the local mayor. AAP · May 8, 2024
Australia’s immigration minister successfully suppresses details about electronic monitoring of former detainees Exclusive: Andrew Giles argued that court evidence about how ankle monitors work could help freed detainees breach visa conditions The Guardian - AU · May 7, 2024
Clare O’Neil contradicts Anthony Albanese’s claim community protection board is ‘independent’ Home affairs minister clarifies that panel created to manage release of people from indefinite immigration detention is ‘not a separate structure from government’ The Guardian - AU · May 6, 2024
The Coalition says it can improve Labor’s deportation bill – but might Dutton blow it up instead? The Greens are out to kill legislation they hate while the opposition is yet to finalise its position – it could be a budget week blockbuster The Guardian - AU · May 5, 2024
PM slams prosecutors amid fallout over ex-detainee bail Anthony Albanese has distanced himself from a decision to oppose bail for a released detainee before an alleged assault, saying it "lacks common sense". AAP · May 2, 2024
Perth woman allegedly assaulted by freed detainee confronts minister over removal of man’s ankle bracelet Ninette Simons, 73, tells immigration minister Andrew Giles she and 76-year-old husband Phillip feel they have been let down The Guardian - AU · May 2, 2024
Operation Zufolo: Australia deployed a ‘charade’ to sustain indefinite immigration detention – it failed Exclusive: The federal government set out to show it was trying to deport non-citizens, knowing there was a risk a key high court ruling could be overturned. But an insider says it was purely symbolic The Guardian - AU · Apr 27, 2024
Road not taken: the moment Andrew Giles passed on chance to shut down detention court case FoI documents show immigration minister refused to grant a visa or release NZYQ into community detention before Five Eyes allies rejected request for deportation The Guardian - AU · Apr 25, 2024
Bondi Junction stabbing: French man who confronted attacker with bollard to receive permanent residency Damien Guerot praised for ‘extraordinary bravery’ after CCTV footage showed him confronting Joel Cauchi The Guardian - AU · Apr 16, 2024
Minister was warned of ‘increased’ legal risks of immigration detention in 2022 Documents released under freedom of information reveal home affairs department advised it needed to show ‘concrete’ steps to deport some non-citizens The Guardian - AU · Apr 11, 2024
Deportation bill breaches Labor’s national platform, ALP pro-refugee group says ‘Social panics with strong racist goals can create political imperatives,’ submission to Senate inquiry warns The Guardian - AU · Apr 11, 2024
Andrew Giles faces years of litigation as he fights to prevent another disastrous defeat on immigration The immigration minister has a reputation as the most sued person in Australia. This year the legal terrain got even rockier The Guardian - AU · Mar 31, 2024
The Guardian - AU · Mar 27, 2024 Senator quits party to sit as independent – as it happened This blog is now closed.
AAP · Mar 26, 2024 Questions over urgency to grant new deportation powers Laws that Labor is trying to ram through the parliament to give the immigration minister stronger powers to deport detainees have been sent to an inquiry.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 26, 2024 Rushed bill forcing hundreds of non-citizens to facilitate own deportation passes lower house Human Rights Law Centre says bill ‘deliberately separates families’ and risks non-compliance with obligations under refugee convention
The Guardian - AU · Mar 19, 2024 More than 170 immigration detainees could be freed if Australian government loses high court challenge Exclusive: Number of detainees who refuse to cooperate with deportation is larger than thought, leaked internal estimate reveals
AAP · Mar 18, 2024 Calls for more transparency on immigration detainees Labor is under increasing pressure as a further 150 asylum seekers could be released from immigration detention if a High Court challenge is successful.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 17, 2024 Question time interrupted by Gaza protesters – as it happened This blog is now closed.
AAP · Mar 13, 2024 Charges dropped after visa bungle over freed detainees Former immigration detainees who breached visa conditions after being released into the community could escape conviction due to a technical issue.
AAP · Mar 3, 2024 Libs eye slash to immigration, foreign student intake The opposition is working on a policy to cut Australia's migration intake, with immigration spokesman Dan Tehan saying 1.5 million over four years is too high.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 29, 2024 Assault charges to be dropped against man released from indefinite detention hours after Dutton question time attack Police say CCTV footage indicates another man, not the 44-year-old former detainee, involved in alleged sexual assault in Melbourne
The Guardian - AU · Feb 28, 2024 Refugee charged with breaching curfew launches high court challenge to released detainees’ visa conditions Lawyers for plaintiff YBFZ ask the court to expedite the case for a full hearing as early as March or April
The Guardian - AU · Feb 27, 2024 Immigration minister released friend of Bob Hawke from detention on visa that did not include ankle bracelet or curfew Safwat Abdel-Hady released from Villawood detention centre by Andrew Giles on a bridging visa E