This Month
Australia blocks entry for 7000 Iranian visa holders
Tony Burke says thousands of Iranians who hold temporary visas will be no longer be allowed to enter the country as the US-Iran war drags into a fourth week.
Coalition plans major crackdown on temporary visa loopholes
The hardline stance on immigration is expected to be made public within weeks and comes as the Coalition bleeds votes on its right flank to One Nation.
Chalmers’ budget pain: Productivity down, migration up
The living standards of Australians will suffer after the treasurer downgraded the nation’s productivity outlook through to the 2030s.
What Albanese can learn from Carney about immigration
Canada and Australia have been high-immigration countries, but Canada is cutting numbers much harder than Australia. And its housing and rental prices have fallen.
Andrew Hastie’s recipe for beating One Nation
The Liberal MP lamented that the “emotional vibe” of Australia was rapidly being shaped by anxiety, stress and loneliness.
February
New Zealand’s ex-PM Jacinda Ardern joins Kiwi exodus to Australia
The former prime minister and her family have been spotted looking for property on Sydney’s northern beaches, according to media reports.
US role as global talent hub in doubt amid Trump’s visa crackdown
Multinationals are moving workers abroad and considering setting up overseas bases as they struggle with immigration restrictions.
Economic confidence hits 13-year low as immigration concerns escalate
Confidence in Australia’s economic direction has tanked to its lowest level while immigration remains entrenched as a top issue of concern, a new survey shows.
Key Liberal MPs say they had ‘not seen’ Ley’s immigration policy
The Philippines and Gaza were identified on a list of 13 regions that could be subject to restrictions under the Liberal immigration plan created by Sussan Ley.
Taylor walks a tightrope on new immigration policy
Angus Taylor is urgently trying to establish himself as Liberal leader able to avoid the party’s extinction. But the pressure to produce hard policy is urgent.
Coalition’s migration ban plan; Treasury Wine posts horror result; 9 top ways to flat-bed to Europe
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Labor should follow Mark Carney’s lead on managing migration
It is not dog-whistling to prudently review immigration settings to match public opinion. The immigration program must retain popular support to be sustainable.
Labor urged to revisit ‘absolute no-brainer’ migration reform
Immigration is set to become a major political battleground after Angus Taylor said the Liberal Party would block or expel people “who hate our way of life”.
Sorry, not sorry: Manchester United owner’s immigrant claim sparks fury
UK billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe apologised if people were offended by his comments that Britain had been “colonised” by incoming migrants.
Australia thought it had solved immigration. It hadn’t
The hard-won “Tampa settlement” of the Howard era has now all but fallen apart. It’s no longer enough to be tough on borders.
How the Liberal Party can win back voters on migration policy
The Liberals should support a move towards a genuinely skilled migration program that relies on labour-market signals.
Behind One Nation’s battle to win the story wars
Some believe modern politics can be boiled down to the idea that those who tell the best stories will rule the future. It’s a view the party has embraced.
Trump to pull 700 federal agents from Minneapolis, 2300 will remain
The president’s border tsar called protests against the immigration operations a “joke”, failing to acknowledge that agents shot and killed two US citizens.
One Nation surge a challenge to both major parties
The immigration debate touches on social cohesion in the post-Bondi environment. But deepening political polarisation is not in the national interest.
January
‘I never thought we’d have to protect kids from our own government’
In the frozen streets of Minneapolis, something profound is happening – a layered civic uprising as people have come together to oppose ICE.
