Immigration minister Andrew Giles has revealed the government is tracking 153 immigration detainees including accused rapists and murderers using taxpayer-funded drones. The minister has revealed for the first time that the government has taken drastic measures to keep tabs on the scores of detainees who the government was forced toContinue Reading
Immigration Minister Andrew Giles has refused to apologise, and has sought to put further distance between his department and a tribunal over a series of decisions that allowed criminal non-citizens to stay in Australia – despite their visas being cancelled. Mr Giles was at the receiving end of almost everyContinue Reading
An immigration detainee who was freed following a landmark High Court ruling has faced court over the alleged bashing of an elderly couple during a home invasion. The alleged incident happened in the Perth suburb of Girrawheen about 7pm on April 16. It has now been revealed that one ofContinue Reading
An immigration detainee who was freed following a landmark High Court ruling has faced court over the alleged bashing of an elderly couple during a home invasion. The alleged incident happened in the Perth suburb of Girrawheen about 7pm on April 16. It resulted in one of the victims, 73-year-oldContinue Reading
Senior public servants have been accused of attempting to “cover up and protect the government’s interests” in a fiery late night senate hearing. Coalition home affairs spokesman James Paterson grilled Home Affairs officials on Wednesday night on details surrounding the NZYQ cohort, who were released into the community after lastContinue Reading
Anger has flared over the Australian Federal Police’s handling of information into immigration detainees, with one Senator criticising what he called an “extraordinary” decision to hide details about the criminal histories of detainees who allegedly breached their visa conditions. Liberal Senator James Paterson, speaking at a Senate estimates hearing onContinue Reading
Australia’s online safety regulator has issued a warning to social media giants over concerns about a rise in the spread of violent and extremist material on their platforms, airing warnings about the use of generative AI to facilitate terrorist activity. The eSafety Commission has issued legal notices to Google, Meta,Continue Reading
Anthony Albanese should reshuffle his senior cabinet to hose down growing political anger over its handling of High Court detainees, according to Senator Lambie. The federal government is moving to launch a new High Court defence to block the release of more former immigration detainees after it scrambled to issueContinue Reading
The Coalition has ramped up its attack on the Albanese government’s handling of the High Court detainees issue, saying it had made “catastrophic errors”. The government was forced to reveal on Wednesday that there had been a “technical” fault with the visas issued to the 149 individuals after they wereContinue Reading
Peter Dutton is “in the hunt” in the by-election for the Labor-held seat of Dunkley in the first major test of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s big tax gamble. Voters have headed to the polls in Victoria after Mr Albanese unveiled big, new tax cuts for low and middle income earners.Continue Reading