In the media
Australian citizenship approvals double compared to last
year
According to the latest government figures, more than
45,500 citizenship applications were finalised between July and
October 2018, of which 39,000 applications were granted Australian
citizenship (06 December 2018).
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Minister clarifies misstated 'fact' used in
argument to draw more migrants to regions
The minister tasked by the Prime Minister to
"bust" congestion has massively inflated the number of
skilled migrants moving to Melbourne and Sydney (06 December 2018).
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Politicians may be panicking about immigration.
Australians are not
A heightened sense of crisis has shaken but not shattered
our confidence in multiculturalism, reveals the Scanlon
Foundation's 2018 Mapping Social Cohesion Report (03 December
2018).
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Appointments to the Administrative Appeals
Tribunal
The Attorney-General has announced 33 new appointments to
the AAT. All have been appointed as part-time members, allowing
them to be called upon by the AAT as needed to ensure the caseload
within the Migration and Refugee Division is appropriately managed
(30 November 2018).
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Government delivers new Temporary Sponsored Parent
Visa
The Senate has passed the Migration Amendment (Family
Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2016 which includes provisions to
introduce the new visa that will allow parents to visit their
families in Australia for a continuous period of up to five years.
The new Temporary Sponsored Parent visa will assist families to
reunite while ensuring that taxpayers are not required to cover
additional costs (28 November 2018).
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