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Anti-migration rally turns on Hanson amid policy muddle

Police have attempted to keep a large group of anti-mass migration protesters and counter demonstrators separate as tensions flared outside a state parliament.

AAP · Aug 30

Pacific worker reprieve in coalition migration target

Coalition targets for migration won't be unveiled until closer to the 2028 election, but PALM scheme workers won't be affected.

AAP · Aug 24

Local leadership plea to fight increasing anti-Semitism

Government policy aimed at tackling anti-Semitism will have no impact without community leadership, the probe called after the Bondi Beach massacre has heard.

AAP · Aug 24

Neo-Nazi group National Socialist Network criminalised under hate laws passed after Bondi terror attack

Home affairs minister Tony Burke says listing will stop group from organising and meeting, and may prevent more ‘horrific bigoted rallies’

The Guardian - AU · May 15

Australia’s high court orders ankle bracelets be removed and curfews end for 43 former immigration detainees

Labor’s preventative detention regime suffers blow as court finds tough laws for NZYQ group are unconstitutional

The Guardian - AU · Mar 18

Angus Taylor snaps at journalist as Liberals ramp up rhetoric against Australian children in Syrian camp

Opposition leader suggests 23 children and 11 women attempting to leave al-Roj are ‘Isis sympathisers’

The Guardian - AU · Mar 2

Prison flagged for those who help 'ISIS bride' cohort

Aid groups have hit out at plans by the coalition to jail people found to have helped a cohort of women and children linked to the Islamic State to return home.

AAP · Feb 22

Anti-hate laws pass parliament in late-night sitting

Contentious reforms aimed at better protecting the Jewish community have passed parliament, but not without fierce political debate.

AAP · Jan 19

Bondi attack: vigils held as more than A$1m raised for man who tackled shooter – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Dec 14, 2025

Unis to be home for foreign students under Liberal plan

Liberals are walking a tightrope on immigration as they prepare to outline policy principles to guide migration cuts while not alienating migrant communities.

AAP · Dec 12, 2025