The Prime Minister reflected on the broader significance of migration to Australia, noting that, aside from First Nations people, all Australians are either migrants or descendants of migrants.

Two men, aged 25 and 47, who were found to be unlawful non-citizens, were detained during the operation.

“All of our ships have arrived at this point in time, but we’ve had a surge in demand, which is leading to some shortages in some areas, particularly of diesel.”

Petrol prices in Australia’s five largest cities averaged about $2.19 a litre last week, while diesel was above $2.40 a litre on average.

The poll of 1,936 people, conducted by research firm Fox and Hedgehog between 24 and 27 February, found 79 per cent of respondents favoured an annual migration intake of 100,000 or fewer.

The warrant forms part of Operation Honeycomb, a multi-agency investigation into suspected large-scale NDIS fraud and associated money laundering.

With 3% of the total population, Indian Australian founders started 22.2% of new businesses in the year 2025

While financial conditions have tightened somewhat this year, the board said it was still unclear just how restrictive monetary policy is.

That gap between the evidence and the rhetoric raises an obvious question: what else might be driving these decisions?

Current price spikes are likely to be more affected by panic buying and perhaps even price gouging than by an actual supply shortage.