Embattled Immigration Minister Andrew Giles has issued a new legal guidance to replace his contentious Direction 99 which allowed dozens of serious criminals to stay in Australia. Under the change, community safety will be the overriding factor when immigration officials and tribunals consider whether to revoke or reinstate an individual’sContinue Reading
The federal opposition is turning the screws on Immigration Minister Andrew Giles over deportation rules, with fresh questions raised over a claim he made regarding former-detainees being monitored by drones. The Immigration Minister has been in a political quagmire over the resettling of detainees after the High Court of AustraliaContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese has downplayed tensions with New Zealand’s prime minister who has expressed “grave concerns” over proposed changes to the way Australia deports non-citizens with criminal convictions. The prime minister had a phone call with Christopher Luxon on Thursday morning, where the Kiwi leader voiced his disagreement over the abolishmentContinue Reading