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Student visa backlog blows out as Tribunal struggles to cope
5+ hour, 8+ min ago (70+ words) A record-breaking surge in student visa refusals is swamping Australia's migration tribunal, with no relief in sight until late 2025 or beyond....
Asylum seekers refused at both primary and appeal stages exceeds 50, 000
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (306+ words) For the first time in our history, the number of asylum seekers refused at both the primary and appeal stages and still not departed exceeded 50, 000 at end March 2025." The number refused at the primary stage and not departed exceeded 94, 000 and…...
Clear failures, no fixes: The Government's asylum blind spot
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (368+ words) Despite a dramatic shift in who is seeking asylum in Australia, the Government remains unwilling to fix the systems it knows are failing, writes Dr Abul Rizvi. WHILE THE BACKLOG of asylum seekers at the Administrative Review Tribunal (A. R. T.) boomed from…...
Pauline Hanson corrects her immigration arithmetic
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (1009+ words) Pauline Hanson's revised immigration maths may finally add up, but the economic consequences of her policy would be devastating, writes Dr Abul Rizvi. ACCORDING TO'The Noticer (a new far-right media outlet that tries to compete with Sky After Dark), Senator…...