A Japanese woman and her son were forced to stay in Australia, now they are being forced to leave
Having endured alleged abuse at the hands of her partner and a six-year custody battle for her son, Fumiko* faces a cruel twist as family court proceedings end
June 2024
Unless Australia stands up to a bullying China, it will just push to get away with more
Badiucao
Our response to Yang Hengjun’s jailing is inadequate and chilling. Chinese-Australians are Australians too!
December 2023
Convicted Melbourne terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika to be released from prison
Electronic monitoring and rules on who he can associate with will be imposed by Victorian supreme court
November 2023
Labor ‘cleaning up mess’ left by Peter Dutton on national security, Tony Burke says
New laws aim to give courts power to strip dual nationals convicted of terrorism of Australian citizenship
August 2023
More than 15,000 New Zealanders apply for Australian citizenship in six weeks
About 375 New Zealanders a day have applied since new rules came into effect on 1 July giving them a faster pathway to citizenship
May 2023
Australian boy, 11, held in Syrian camp begs for flight home: ‘I want to feel safe’
Child – one of about 30 Australian minors awaiting repatriation – faces being taken from his family to an adult jail
April 2023
Australia must rescue citizens from ‘dire’ Syrian detention camps, Red Cross says
Global director general says ‘state of in-limbo cannot last longer’, with about 40 citizens still believed to be detained indefinitely
February 2023
‘All I know is Australia’: Indigenous man left in immigration detention for more than three years
Gus Kuster is effectively stateless after failed bid to deport him despite being recognised as an Indigenous Australian
December 2022
Australian government overturns decision to cancel citizenship of man on death row in Iraq
Home affairs tells Ahmad Merhi’s lawyer the law used to strip him of Australian citizenship was invalid with almost 20 other cancellations also voided
November 2022
Sayed fled Afghanistan, found safety in Australia and built a life. Then it was snatched away
Refugee was turned away from citizenship ceremony and became trapped in bureaucratic nightmare thanks to authorities’ mistrust of Afghan identity documents
October 2022
Australia to launch rescue mission for women and children trapped in Syrian detention camps
Exclusive: More than 20 Australian women and more than 40 children related to Islamic State combatants held in al-Hawl And Roj camps
April 2022
Western Australian Liberal senator Ben Small resigns over dual citizenship
Small breached section 44 of the Australian constitution by also holding New Zealand citizenship, but still plans to contest the upcoming election
March 2022
Australia should grant temporary visas for all jobs earning over $70,000, report says
Grattan Institute says targeting higher-wage migrants will better address skills shortages and workers should be able to change employers
January 2022
Aboriginal spiritual connection to land no bar to deportation, Morrison government says
One in 10 people waiting to become Australian citizens face delays of more than two years
October 2021
Australian expats not registered with Medicare say they can’t get their vaccinations recognised
Non-residents who live abroad but received jab in Australia frustrated by inability to be recognised by immunisation record or get international passport
August 2021
Home affairs accused of discriminating against non-English speakers with lengthy wait for partner visas
Auditor general tells department to clear backlog of applications as wait times balloon
July 2021
Dual national in Syrian prison launches high court challenge of Australian citizenship loss laws
Former Wallabies star Quade Cooper says Australian citizenship bid rejected
June 2021
For eight years I’ve served Australia. The racist hate and disgusting abuse still crushes me
Mehreen Faruqi
I gave up my birthright to run for office. I’ve been called a maggot, a cockroach, a whore and a cow – but I’m not going anywhere
