Immigration
Letters
Letters
Dutton’s nuclear plan is like something from a Soviet-era fantasy
Readers respond to Peter Dutton’s audacious pitch to nuclear Australia with some incredulity.
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‘Radio silence’: Pressure on Giles continues with Labor’s deportation bill lost at sea
The Coalition is accusing the immigration minister of “gross incompetence” as the government quietly backs away from a bill it tried to ram through parliament earlier this year.
- by Angus Thompson
Letters
Letters
Fear, loathing and other nuclear questions
Readers respond to Peter Dutton’s unveiling of the locations for nuclear power plants around Australia.
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500,000 immigrants offered path to US citizenship in Biden election-year gambit
Joe Biden’s plans could reinforce his campaign message that he supports a more humane immigration system and show how he differs from Donald Trump.
- by Ted Hesson
Letters
Letters
Rush to solve Melbourne housing crisis leaves questions unanswered
Readers ask how the state government’s plans for more housing in metro Melbourne will occur given current infrastructure shortages.
Opinion
Opinion
What will happen if Australia keeps virtue-signalling on immigration
On immigration policy, nations need to telegraph their meanness – growling menacingly so they can gentle their claws when dealing with real cases of need.
- by Parnell Palme McGuinness
The reality behind the headlines of Indonesia’s people smugglers
The men on Rote Island deny any involvement in two successful boat runs of illegal immigrants to Australia this year, but they know who we need to speak to.
- by Zach Hope
Letters
Letters
No taxpayer funds for schools that discriminate against gay teachers
Readers are appalled by the sacking of a young music teacher who lost her job with a Sydney Christian school after a parent saw her changed relationship status on Facebook.
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Disability
Disabled teen’s family face deportation while criminals allowed to stay
Lily Lumintang, whose 13-year-old son has a disability, says a decision to deny her bid to remain in Australia is unfair.
- by Angus Thompson
Letters
Letters
No more pretty pictures, phonics will improve kids’ literacy
Readers mostly agree that the return of phonics is the best way to get children to learn to read and spell.
Record surge in immigrants starts to slow
Australia’s population swelled by a record 651,200 people last year, driven by net migration. There are signs migration is slowing and births continue to tumble.
- by Shane Wright