Peter Dutton
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Australian prime minister’s decision follows lengthy cabinet meeting on Thursday in which objections to Rudd’s candidacy were aired
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Section 42 carries a two-year jail term for anyone who makes an ‘unauthorised disclosure’ about conditions in the camps
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Queensland minister Mark Bailey pleads with immigration minister to intervene to free Mojgan Shamsalipoor as a ‘special case’
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Exemption is the subject of a high court challenge by the MUA and Australian Maritime Officers Union
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It has seemingly been a marathon of beige – weeks of wrangling over ‘jobs and growth’ and company tax cuts v education spending. But the story of the 2016 election included echoes of bigger issues – themes tapped by Donald Trump and the pro-Brexit campaigners
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Treasurer says he has been the victim of ‘dreadful hate and bigotry’ over his stance on marriage equality. And the row over boat turnbacks gets even dafter
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Australian navy intercepts boat with 21 people, the third from Vietnam to be stopped in past 14 months
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More than 40% of voters in Peter Dutton’s seat of Dickson say the cuts made them less likely to vote Liberal, Reachtel finds
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Cruelty to asylum seekers dressed up as compassion is the scandal that bedevils Australia
Antony LoewensteinWe took issue with Peter Dutton’s comments about refugees but the greater issue is public acceptance of abuses against asylum seekers on Nauru and Manus -
Independent senator hires Rocco Fazzari, Peter Dutton is blasted in New York Times over asylum seekers, and Press Council says be fair this election
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Opposition leader Bill Shorten says World Vision CEO ‘has a point’ and accuses government of delays in resettlement
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We have an old saying in the dog-whistle business
First Dog on the MoonToday we take a behind-the-scenes look at the infamous yet mysterious electoral campaign management consultancy known only as Prehistoric Death Birds Inc
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The Liberals’ chances of forming government may hinge on five seats in Sydney that are home to some of Australia’s most diverse communities
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The immigration minister hit the headlines again this week yet remains all but anonymous to those he represents
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Election 2016: Bill Shorten vows an end to Medicare rebate freeze as Malcolm Turnbull warms up on border protection, writes Elle Hunt
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Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten spend day 11 of the campaign in New South Wales after a particularly ugly day 10. Follow all the latest updates here
Topics
- Australian politics
- Australian immigration and asylum
- Coalition
- Australian election 2016
- Labor party
- Malcolm Turnbull
- Bill Shorten
- Liberal party
- Refugees
- Nauru
- Scott Morrison
- Child protection
- Migration
- Child rights
- Medicare Australia
- Health (Australia)
- Asia Pacific
- United Nations
- National party
- Tony Abbott
The Nauru files Fact check: immigration minister Peter Dutton's claims against Nauru files