Chair of National Māori Authority says country should adopt John Howard’s playbook or risk sparking local gangland wars between deported criminalsGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingA prominent Māori leader has called for a dramatic re…
Backpackers being deported for faking employment details say lack of farm work forced their hand
Some are appealing their deportation, saying pandemic lockdowns meant they were unable to find enough farm work to fulfil visa requirements Backpackers who are being deported from Australia for submitting fake work details in visa applications arranged…
The Tampa affair, 20 years on: the ship that capsized Australia’s refugee policy
When a Norwegian freighter rescued 433 asylum seekers from a sinking vessel en route to Christmas Island, it sparked a crisis that led to hardline border policies and indelibly shifted the response to boat arrivalsEven to Abbas Nazari’s disoriented sev…