Kiwis eye Aussie citizenship under Labor
Kiwis hoping for an improved pathway to Australian citizenship are pinning their hopes on the 'MP for New Zealanders', Treasurer Jim Chalmers.
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Biloela ‘proud’ family coming home to Qld
The Queensland town of Biloela is relieved a family of Tamil asylum seekers will be allowed to come home after a four-year immigration ordeal.
Biloela family approved for return home
Home Affairs Minister Jim Chalmers has approved the exit from immigration detention of the Murugappan family, allowing them to return to Biloela in Queensland.
New Zealand eyes Aus deportations rethink
Anthony Albanese's election in Australia has raised hopes in New Zealand it could lead to less deportees being sent across the Tasman.
Biloela daughter has birthday in detention
Kopika Murugappan will spend her seventh birthday in community detention as support for the embattled Tamil refugee family grows during the elections.
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Indonesian teen smugglers’ names cleared
Teenage Indonesian fishermen jailed in Australia as adults for people smuggling offences have cleared their names.
Refugees released from Aust detention
Thirteen refugees have been released from Australian immigration detention, advocates say, with most given six-month bridging visas.
Aus-Ukrainians safe in Sydney after ordeal
A Ukrainian family, initially barred from flying to Australia because their nine month old baby did not have a passport, has finally arrived in Sydney.
Family escapes Kyiv bombs, lands in Sydney
Ukrainians fleeing the war have begun to arrive in Australia, with one family landing in Sydney after a five-day journey from the Kyiv region.
Baby issue for Ukrainians fleeing to Aust
A Ukrainian family granted Australian visas has been barred from boarding a flight to Sydney, as their baby does not have a passport.
Aussie Ukrainians direct escapes from Kyiv
Australian-Ukrainians have been co-ordinating escapes from Kyiv, and have asked the federal government to grant their relatives visas.
Deportation for man disabled in detention
Ritesh Naikar says he doesn't know how he'll survive if he's deported to Fiji after a fall in immigration detention left him with a spinal injury.
Djokovic freed, but visa worries continue
Novak Djokovic can leave immigration detention after an order by a Federal Circuit Court judge, but he still faces the possibility of a cancelled visa.
Djokovic to be freed from detention
Novak Djokovic will be freed from immigration detention after an order by Federal Circuit Court Judge Anthony Kelly.
Judge: ‘What more could Djokovic do?’
Novak Djokovic had medical advice from a professor, a physician and an expert panel about his vaccination status, says the judge deciding his visa challenge.