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I risk my life for Australians but your rules don’t allow me visit my mother: An Open letter to PM Morrison

Sir, I get bruises on my nose and ears due to mask and other PPE I wear for my 8-10 hours shift but my mother tells me over phone, "Do everything to help your chosen country Australia to be proud of you."

Australia needs two million migrants in the next five years

“There is a need to return to higher levels of migration across the board, both in terms of skilled migration and being more generous to people coming in under specialist humanitarian visas and, indeed, international students returning on temporary visas.”

No Quarantine – No caps on International arrivals: NSW opens from 1 November

Fully vaccinated travellers already in quarantine will also complete their quarantine requirements on November 1, even if it is less than 14-days.

“We are migrants not virus. Allow us back”: Visa holders stage protest in India

“I had come with my wife and daughter after the baby’s birth, but then got stranded here due to COVID-19. Meanwhile, our temporary visas expired, and now neither the Indian nor the New Zealand government are helping us return to our homes.”

120 International Students/week will be able to come back to Victoria from… Here’ details

Universities will provide funding towards the extra quarantine places for student visa holders, with students required to cover the cost of their flight to Melbourne.

Australia ready to open International travel to and from India by mid-November, with ‘recognised’ Covishield, Here’ details

"These changes mean there will be no travel restrictions if you are a vaccinated Australian entering or leaving Australian shores."

South Australia ‘Skilled Migration Program’ adds 70 occupations for offshore applicants but with a catch

Offshore applicants meeting the minimum published requirements can lodge a Registration of Interest (RoI) from 10 am, ACST, Tuesday 28 September 2021.

Indian-Australians dismayed by Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s insensitive and discriminatory comment

Queenslanders of Indian heritage are saving lives every day -Doctors, nurses, paramedics, Police, aged care workers. We deserve better treatment from Premier of the state.”

Indian Australian pilot Captain Ritesh Bhamaria receives United Nations award for exceptional bravery

“Captain Bhamaria and the ship’s crew displayed outstanding seamanship, coming together to the aid of others,”

Australia gets ready to open International borders with Digital Passenger Declaration (DPD)

​​“This will help us to welcome home increasing numbers of Australians, tourists, travellers, international students, skilled workers, and overseas friends and family.”

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Indian man charged after allegedly tricking wife into leaving Australia and cancelling her visa

The woman eventually managed to return to Australia in August 2025, however the couple’s son remained in India.

Prof. Glover to head ATEC as government overhauls university and TAFE system

Education Minister Jason Clare and Skills and Training Minister Andrew Giles announced the appointment, highlighting Prof. Glover’s extensive experience across higher education and workforce policy.

Melbourne woman accused of ISIS links after years in Syrian camps and return to Australia

Authorities allege the woman travelled to Syria between 2013 and 2014 with others, including a man, to join ISIS. The man is believed to now be incarcerated in a Middle Eastern prison.
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