Pauline Hanson has called back to her now-infamous claims Australia is being “swamped” by Asian immigrants as she renewed calls to halt migration. On the day new figures revealed Australia’s migration intake had surged to a record high of 548,800 arrivals in the year to September, threatening the government’s ownContinue Reading

There are calls for Australia to capitalise on an emerging group of international university of students, as a new report identifies Africa as a major source of students over the next 30 years. A report by The Lygon Group, commissioned by Universities Australia, suggests that by 2050, the nations ofContinue Reading

Australia’s annual migration intake has rocketed to its highest level ever, with a “big catch-up” of foreign students and backpackers arriving in droves after Covid-era border closures were scrapped. Fresh data, released by the Bureau of Statistics on Thursday, revealed net overseas migration – the difference between the number ofContinue Reading

The federal government will crack down on student visas and “visa hopping”, while making it easier for highly skilled migrants to work in Australia, as part of a major overhaul to fix the “broken” migration system. The government will release the long-awaited migration strategy on Monday, outlining plans to reduceContinue Reading

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has refused to reveal details of the government’s planned cuts to overseas migration on the eve of a massive overhaul of the “neglected” and “broken” system. The government will next week reveal its new Migration Strategy following a “once-in-a-generation” review of the immigration system by formerContinue Reading

A leading economist has branded Australian housing a “misery machine” while reiterating calls for cuts to immigration until construction can catch up with demand. Chris Richardson appeared on ABC’s QandA on Monday night where an audience member posed the question of whether migration levels should be linked to the capacityContinue Reading

Police are sounding the alarm as little-known “virtual kidnapping” scams, run by transnational crime syndicates, continue to target international students in Australia. In October alone, the New South Wales Police State Crime Command’s Robbery and Serious Crime Squad has already been alerted to three separate incidents, highlighting what they sayContinue Reading