Immigration
‘MAGA warrior’, ex-MMA fighter: This is Trump’s pick to run homeland security
Oklahoma senator Markwayne Mullin has been a staunch defender of the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign.
- Madeleine Ngo
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- Trump's White House
Trump sacks Kristi Noem, the face of his immigration crackdown
The US president announced the home security secretary – the first person to be dumped from his cabinet in his second term – would be replaced at the end of the month.
- Michael Koziol
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- Liberal Party
Taylor, Littleproud say migration must be cut to free up housing
The opposition is discussing changes that would make it harder for people to gain permanent residence and citizenship by proving they were law-abiding and contributing to the economy.
- Paul Sakkal
- Opinion
- Australian economy
Australia, don’t demonise immigrants. Just thank them
The contribution of immigration to this country is not just positive, it is formative. Migrants are who we are.
- Aruna Sathanapally
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- Federal
Hanson wants referendum to avoid hate speech laws
The anti-immigrant populist leader has used online posts recently to falsely claim Labor’s post-Bondi hate crimes laws were being used by “political elites” to jail her.
- Paul Sakkal
What do migration debates and bushfires have in common? They both scare off foreign students
Government messaging must be consistent and disciplined because would-be students – and their governments – are reading.
- Sally Rawsthorne
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- Investigations
‘I saw houses for the first time’: Australia’s Syrian children tell us about their lives
After years in a wind-blown camp in north-eastern Syria, the girls say they just want to come back to this country.
- Michael Bachelard and Mohammed Hassan
- Opinion
- Angus Taylor
Migrants already sign on to Australian values, so what exactly is Angus Taylor proposing?
The new Liberal Party leader wants to test how committed immigrants are to Australian values. But policing the values of freedom and tolerance can be precarious.
- Jacqueline Maley
How PM’s tough line on IS brides has left 34 women and children in no man’s land
Buried in the fine print of Anthony Albanese’s harsh words is a caveat: almost all of these people are entitled by law to come back to Australia from Syria.
- Michael Bachelard