Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Andrew Giles

Direction 110 doesn't add up for immigration experts

Community safety will be prioritised in changes to a contentious immigration direction, following weeks of political pressure on the minister in charge.

AAP

Immigration brouhaha rumbles on as Dutton hits out

With the Labor government poised to update a controversial immigration direction, Peter Dutton has deflected attacks on his record as immigration minister.

AAP

Andrew Giles backs away from claim drones being used to track released immigration detainees

Immigration minister says he relied on information from home affairs department that has since been ‘clarified’

The Guardian - AU

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Immigration minister walks back drones monitoring claim

A federal minister says he was relying on information from his department when he claimed drones were used to monitor released detainees.

AAP

The deportation debate is toxic politics – if the system is truly broken, we need more than kneejerk solutions

Too afraid to oppose the Coalition’s repressive measures, Labor is now struggling with the legacies of both the failed home affairs experiment and the human mess of immigration detention

The Guardian - AU

Frydenberg eyes a comeback

Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg is back in the picture in Kooyong, and a murderer and an attempted murderer were among 25 people released into the community following the High Court’s decision on indefinite detention last year.

Crikey

Migration has been in the news a lot lately. What’s going on?

Anyone following recent news reporting may rightly think Australia’s migration system is in “crisis”. Much of this reporting is fixated on the perceived threat posed by non-citizens to the safety or prosperity of the Australian community.

The Conversation

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Murderer and attempted murderer among 25 detainees released by ministerial discretion, documents reveal

Exclusive: Legal challenge discloses number of non-citizens already released by ministerial discretion higher than first thought

The Guardian - AU

Community safety to be elevated in visa cancellations

The safety of the community will take precedence over how long a criminal has spent in Australia when it comes to deciding on visa cancellations.

AAP

Teenagers rescued after writing ‘HELP’ in sand; WA to seize firearms of domestic violence accused – as it happened

Premier Roger Cook said the update was part of a wider plan to toughen the state’s firearm laws

The Guardian - AU

View from The Hill: parliamentary sittings have become as painful for Albanese as they were for Morrison

It was often said of the former Morrison government that it found parliamentary sittings particularly fraught. The same has become true of its successor.

The Conversation

Crikey reader reply: Giles is actually one of our best immigration ministers in years

A registered migration agent weighs in on the visa cancellation process and the work of Immigration Minister Andrew Giles.

Crikey

Donald Trump found guilty

A Manhattan jury has found Donald Trump guilty of falsifying business records to cover up a payoff to porn star Stormy Daniels, making him the first former US president to be convicted on felony charges.

Crikey

Coalition’s ex-detainee curfew amendments made regime unlawful, high court told

Exclusive: Lawyers for YBFZ argue default ankle bracelets and curfews are punitive and breach the separation of executive and judiciary

The Guardian - AU

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: drones used to track released detainees; China lifts most Australian beef bans; and a first-timer’s burlesque class

Immigration minister reveals people released from detention are monitored with ‘spot checks, random house checks, as well as the use of drones’

The Guardian - AU

Drones used to track immigration detainees released after high court decision, Andrew Giles reveals

Immigration minister says ‘we know where they are’, as Labor talks tough during fallout over visa cancellation and indefinite immigration detention

AAP

Minister denies NZ ties came before community safety

As he comes under fire for a controversial directive, the immigration minister has confirmed drones are used to track foreigners released from detention.

The Guardian - AU

ABC boss hits out at ‘vicious attacks’ on Tingle – as it happened

This blog is now closed.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Crikey

Labor to rewrite controversial immigration directive

Following scrutiny, Immigration Minister Andrew Giles will rewrite a rule that softened visa cancellations for non-citizen criminals, and the ABC’s Laura Tingle has been ‘counselled’ over recent remarks.

The Canberra Times

Push to detain 32 'high-risk' foreigners

The minister has also added a 'reasonable' requirement to Direction 99.

The Conversation

Albanese government gives new Ministerial Direction on visa appeals to make ‘community safety’ paramount

The Albanese government is giving a new “Ministerial Direction” to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal on visa cases, telling it to make community safety paramount in considering appeals from non-citizens with serious criminal records.

Crikey

What is ‘direction 99’ and why is Andrew Giles in hot water?

The resolution to a longstanding New Zealand complaint that too many Kiwis were being deported from Australia has led us to this week’s heated debate in Parliament.

The Guardian - AU

Criminals facing deportation from Australia have had their visas restored. How did this happen and who is to blame?

The January 2023 direction set out new rules for visa cancellations. But the government says it is being interpreted by the AAT in a way that was not intended

The Guardian - AU

Labor reverses course on ministerial ruling that saw criminals given visas

PM seeks to minimise fallout from revelation that dozens of visas were restored to non-citizens with criminal convictions facing deportation

AAP

Visa appeal tribunal told to go harder on criminals

An independent tribunal will be given a new direction after an initial order to consider someone's ties to Australia allowed a rapist to remain in the country.

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Sydney Morning Herald

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.