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Expanded Wanding Laws Won't Curb Knife Crime: Greens
12+ hour, 27+ min ago (224+ words) Greens MP and spokesperson for justice Sue Higginson said "The Minns Labor Government's invasive police powers have done nothing to curb knife crime and there is no evidence-based case for their expansion, "What these powers have done is compounded overpolicing…...
Top Academic Testifies to Lords on Citizenship Reform
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (230+ words) Professor Thom Brooks, from our Law School, has given evidence to The House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee, as part of its Settlement, Citizenship and Integration inquiry. Professor Brooks gave oral and written evidence, on issues including the…...
EU Boosts Migration Control on Channel Route
1+ week, 3+ day ago (518+ words) Today, the Commission is presenting an EU action plan for the Channel migratory route, setting out a comprehensive European response to the challenges posed by illegal migration along this route. The EU already stepped-up action to manage migration more effectively,…...
Abused Migrant Women in Australia Avoid Police
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1199+ words) He once called one of my relatives and said "when a chicken stops laying eggs, people slaughter it and eat it". Because I had not been able to become pregnant, he basically said I too should be slaughtered. "Does this…...
Four Corners Expos" Spurs Watchdog Power Demands
3+ week, 3+ day ago (344+ words) "The degree of heinous violence we saw on Four Corners should be the trigger for urgent reform. I am escalating my calls to bolster the powers and capacity of the Police watchdog. The Police Commissioner must implement the watchdog's recommendation…...
New VET Applications for International Teaching Paused
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (346+ words) The Australian Government will suspend new applications for Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS) registrations and courses to the National VET Regulator, the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA), for 12 months. The suspension will provide ASQA with…...
National Crackdown Targets Migrant Worker Exploitation
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (302+ words) Australian Border Force (ABF) officers have put heavy vehicle operators and unlawful migrant workers on notice during the launch of a national joint compliance operation. The operation targets visa integrity, migrant worker exploitation and safety risks in the heavy vehicle…...
UK-France Deal Under Review: Dangerous Journeys Focus
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (187+ words) The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration invites anyone with knowledge and experience of the UK-France Agreement on the Prevention of Dangerous Journeys to submit evidence for the inspection. In line with their 2026-27 inspection plan, the Independent Chief Inspector…...
Women Crime Diversion Funding Boost Announced
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (590+ words) Thousands more vulnerable women trapped in a revolving door of crime will receive drug, employment and housing support as part of "31. 6 million funding boost. New government investment will enable women's centres and charities across the country to deliver vital specialist…...
Albanese Govt Lacks Migration Impact Modelling
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (588+ words) Evidence at a parliamentary inquiry on Friday has revealed the Albanese Government has not undertaken any modelling to measure the impact of its massive increases to migration numbers on housing and infrastructure. At the Joint Standing Committee on Migration hearing…...