Australia says it’s ready to handle return of Isis-linked families from Syria Police chief says some members of returning group will be arrested and charged and others kept under investigation The Independent UK · May 6
Man who murdered his wife loses landmark appeal against being deported to tiny island nation Eight men have been resettled in Nauru so far under the deal that has been criticized in Australia as being excessively expensive The Independent UK · May 6
Hate speech charge laid for banner at neo-Nazi rally A man has been arrested after he unveiled an anti-Semitic banner at a rally organised by prominent neo-Nazis outside a state parliament. AAP · May 6
‘We just want our children to be safe’: two Australian states prepare to resettle children from Syrian detention camp Four women and nine children expected to return to Australia on Thursday with all apart from a mother and her child expected to go to Victoria The Guardian - AU · May 6
Afternoon Update: IS-linked women returning to Australia; Trump pauses ‘Project Freedom’; and The Rolling Stones’ new album Government promises returnees will face ‘full force of the law’ upon arrival The Guardian - AU · May 6
Police say Australian women with alleged IS ties face charges on return from Syria Police say number of Australian women with alleged ties to Islamic State group militants face charges if they return from Syria The Independent UK · May 6
ISIS families to return to Australia, with police waiting to make arrests Four of the so-called “ISIS brides” and nine children are set to arrive in Australia from Syria imminently, with the Australian Federal Police ready to make arrests. The Conversation · May 6
Charges flagged as women and children from IS-linked families set to fly from Syria to Australia Home affairs minister Tony Burke says government continues to refuse to help the group of 13 The Guardian - AU · May 6
Islamic State-linked cohort to face arrest on return A group of 13 women and children are set to return to Australia after years spent in a Syrian refugee camp following the fall of Islamic State. AAP · May 6
Treasurer hoses down talk of big budget handouts The Reserve Bank governor was only talking about hypotheticals when saying extra government spending makes it harder to control inflation, the treasurer argues. AAP · May 5
Budget provides for new counter-terrorism centre to fight online threat A national centre to detect and disrupt the threat of online violent extremism and terrorism is to be set up by the federal government, with next week’s budget providing $74 million over two years for it. The Conversation · May 5
Labor lashes Coalition immigration plan as Usman Khawaja calls policy ‘appalling’ Burke says Taylor chasing votes lost to One Nation while cricket great urges opposition to admit policy would discriminate against Muslims The Guardian - AU · Apr 15
Angus Taylor accused of ‘desperate dog-whistle’ immigration speech as Pauline Hanson takes credit Tony Burke says millions of people will be asking why the Liberals have a problem with their parents ‘who don’t speak great English but are great Australians’ The Guardian - AU · Apr 14
UK man jailed for sexually abusing nine-year-old step granddaughter has Australian visa reinstated by tribunal The man successfully appealed the automatic revocation of his permanent resident visa after being sentenced to 14 months in prison The Guardian - AU · Apr 9
The Independent UK · Mar 26 Australia accused of ‘betrayal’ after banning Iranian tourists with valid visas Government says it’s ‘acting in national interest amid rapidly changing global conditions’
The Times of India · Mar 25 Australia announces travel ban on Iranians for 6 months amid Middle East tensions Australia has announced a temporary ban on Iranian tourists, citing concerns over regional instability and the risk that visitors may not be able to return home.
AAP · Mar 25 Australia shuts door on Iranian visa holders Australia will no longer allow thousands of Iranians with temporary visas to enter the country over concerns they might overstay under sweeping new reforms.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 25 ‘Massive betrayal’: Iranian nationals with valid tourist visas blocked from entering Australia for six months Tony Burke says decisions about permanent stays should be ‘deliberate decisions of the government, not a random consequence of who booked a holiday’
The Guardian - AU · Mar 24 Queensland government scraps emissions target for Brisbane Olympics – as it happened This blog is now closed
The Independent UK · Mar 20 Political tug of war over Iranian women's soccer team prompts criticism in Australia The United States and Australia’s political tug of war against Iran over the fates of seven members of the Iranian women’s soccer squad who were torn in between appears to have ended
The Times of India · Mar 20 ‘Get them out of here’: Australian PM Anthony Albanese, Tony Burke heckled at Eid prayers in Sydney over support for Israel — watch Tensions flared at an Eid prayer gathering in Western Sydney as a few attendees heckled Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke, demanding their removal. Shouts of "genocide supporters" echoed, reflecting community anger over the government's Gaza response and Islamophobia.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 20 Anthony Albanese claims hecklers at Lakemba mosque unhappy Labor outlawed ‘extremist organisations’ Prime minister makes hasty exit after people heard yelling phrases including ‘disgrace’, ‘shame’ and ‘genocide supporters’
The Guardian - AU · Mar 18 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
AAP · Mar 18 Focus on deportations after killer's High Court win A PNG-born murderer has successfully overturned his curfew, prompting a major adjustment to how the government manages criminal asylum seekers.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 15 Captain of Iranian women’s football team leaves Australia after initially accepting offer of asylum Activists fear the families of players have been placed under pressure by the Tehran regime to make them change their minds