Today
Government rushes new laws to deport failed asylum seekers
Immigration detainees who refuse to co-operate with efforts to deport them face up to five years in jail.
- 56 mins ago
- Andrew Tillett
This Month
Fresh wave of immigration detainee releases expected
The Albanese government is bracing for a fresh wave of High Court cases – and rulings – against the powers to hold people in immigration detention indefinitely.
- Andrew Tillett
February
Immigration, border security start to resonate with voters
Voters are reporting growing concerns about the two issues, providing an early warning for Labor which has been badly burned in this area in the past.
- Phillip Coorey
Dutton aiding people smugglers with overblown claims: PM
Anthony Albanese has accused Peter Dutton of acting as a cheer squad for people smugglers by over-egging the seriousness of the latest arrival.
- Phillip Coorey
Boat arrivals who reached WA taken to Nauru
Andrew Hastie said the government was “soft and weak” on national security as the opposition doubled down on its attacks over the boat arrival.
- Tom McIlroy and Maxim Shanahan
No detention orders sought for freed immigration detainees
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said applications were under way by the government, but any orders had to meet a high legal threshold.
- Tom McIlroy
January
The world’s most powerful – and weakest – passports
Some nations have access to almost 200 destinations without having to apply for visas. Citizens of other countries, however, face a lot of paperwork.
- Kelsey Ables
December 2023
People smugglers will twist court ruling to load their boats: admiral
Australian border officials are braced for a potential influx of asylum seeker boats after the High Court’s ruling against indefinite immigration detention.
- Andrew Tillett
- Analysis
- Clare O'Neil
In a messy week for Albanese, Labor’s ‘cleaner’ emerges
Clare O’Neil is a Labor rising star but risks being sucked into the Home Affairs vortex.
- Andrew Tillett
July 2023
Shares soar as US government buys up Aussie company’s anti-drone tech
Shares in ASX listed defence tech company DroneShield have soared 19 per cent, after it struck a $33m deal to sell equipment to the US Department of Defence.
- Nick Bonyhady
February 2023
Labor ‘opens door to people smugglers’: Coalition
The federal opposition has seized on revelations extra military ships and aircraft have been deployed to carry out patrols of the northern approaches to Australia.
- Andrew Tillett
January 2023
Airline trade body slams COVID-19 tests for Chinese travellers
The global aviation industry’s trade body hits out at “science politics”, while the WHO wants more transparency from China, which is reporting hardly any deaths.
- Hans van Leeuwen
November 2022
Investors fear future border closures, says Adelaide Airport boss
Adelaide Airport CEO Brenton Cox has called on the federal government to make laws giving it the power to stop states shutting their borders, saying foreign investors are worried Australian aviation could be “smashed” again.
- Jenny Wiggins
- Opinion
- Opinion
Labor leverages international momentum to domestic effect
Anthony Albanese and Chris Bowen return to Australia confident of the government’s momentum. Now for the harder part: dealing with domestic energy prices.
- Jennifer Hewett
- Exclusive
- Australian Border Force
‘Our borders are being infiltrated’: Border Force seeks more powers
Border Force Commissioner Michael Outram says on a ‘good day’ investigators only detect about 20 per cent of illegal drugs being imported.
- Patrick Durkin
August 2022
American bigwig Leidos lands Cobham Aviation’s special missions
American military contractor Leidos has won the bigger of two Cobham Aviation auctions.
- Anthony Macdonald, Sarah Thompson and Kanika Sood
June 2022
Australia gives $50m in food, medicine to Sri Lanka
Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil is travelling to Sri Lanka as an economic crisis sparks an increase in boat people.
- Andrew Tillett
Four years on, the Biloela family is home
Priya and Nades Nadesalingam and their Australian-born daughters Kopika and Tharnicaa touched down at Thangool airport near their home town of Biloela, Queensland.
- Nick Gibbs and Tess Ikonomou
March 2022
Rising risk of foreign interference on campuses: report
Universities have done much to mitigate foreign interference, says a new report, but it remains a serious threat.
- Julie Hare
February 2022
US aims to counter China by opening Solomon Islands embassy
The decision fits with President Biden’s strategy for the Indo-Pacific that emphasises building partnerships with allies.
- Nick Perry
