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South Africa is scrapping special work permits for Zimbabweans -- migrants will be left exposed

Hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans have flocked to South Africa to escape economic hardship since the 1990s. The South African government has, since 2010, granted the migrants a special permit to live and work in the country. It’s latest iteration is the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit. Now the government says the…

The Conversation · Apr 25, 2023

Sydney man Mohamed Barghachoun avoids deportation after migration visa saga

Earlier this year, Sydney man Mohamed Barghachoun was on the brink of being deported back to Lebanon, leaving his wife and three children behind, after his visa was cancelled by the Department of Home Affairs.

ABC News · Apr 19, 2023

Migration system broken, not delivering, says minister

Ahead of the release of a review of the country's migration system, Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil says the findings are damning.

The New Daily · Apr 18, 2023

Defence struggling to process staff security clearances needed ahead of AUKUS rush

Defence insiders say the department is facing "a massive backlog" for vetting new employees, a crucial requirement for anyone working on the highly secretive endeavour involving the United States and United Kingdom.

ABC News · Mar 30, 2023

Left to their own devices, politicians tackle TikTok

As the federal government weighs up advice from security agencies, MPs and senators are taking it upon themselves to delete TikTok from their devices.

AAP · Mar 20, 2023

EU Urges Members to Deport More Migrants Ineligible to Stay

The European Union on Tuesday urged its member countries to deport more people who enter Europe without authorization and who are not eligible to stay, saying that only around one in five would-be migrants who should be sent home actually is. “Last year, we had a return rate of only…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 14, 2023

Federal government criticised for not raising awareness of multicultural policies review

Community groups say they were not informed about a Home Affairs review into multicultural policies, with submissions for the terms of reference closing on March 19.

ABC News · Mar 7, 2023

TikTok bans 'haphazard and inconsistent', as departments make own rules on banning app

TikTok has been banned from government devices in most federal departments and agencies, but a number still permit it, as the home affairs minister decides against an outright ban.

ABC News · Mar 5, 2023

LGBTIQ+ migrants and asylum seekers in South Africa: major new study identifies a diverse, wide-spread community

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.

The Conversation · Mar 5, 2023

Australians share their stories of losing and regaining their citizenship under outdated law

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.

ABC News · Mar 3, 2023