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Major crackdown on scam migration agents in Victoria and Queensland linked to 470 bogus asylum claims

Authorities warned applicants themselves against making false Protection visa claims, which carry heavy fines and potential jail terms.

‘Fortress stores’ can fight theft – but is it how we want to shop?

In Australia, we’ve only seen some of those measures, including trials of security tags on meat.

Australia and the brutal geography of migration’s endless sentence

To be a migrant, then, is to be in a state of perpetual denial and an approved condition of chaos.

For migrants, dementia can mean losing a language – and a whole world

Language loss affects not only how they communicate with doctors and carers, but also how they connect with family, friends and the world around them.

Migrants aren’t just living in ‘Hotel Australia’: Former PM Tony Abbott

Tony Abbott highlighted the need for a genuinely skills-based migration program that is significantly smaller than the current one.

‘Multicultural neglect’: Liberals warn Labor bureaucracy is silencing ethnic voices

The statement warned that Labor’s approach was becoming increasingly bureaucratic, undermining the ability of multicultural communities to have their voices heard.

AIBC forum spotlights India–Australia skills pact as ministers map joint training pipelines

"We’ll align training where it makes sense, protect integrity, and ensure learners—whether in Ahmedabad, Adelaide or Alice Springs—can demonstrate capability in real workplaces.

Jacinta Allan unveils ‘Multicultural Victoria,’ pledging stronger anti-hate action and winding up the Victorian Multicultural Commission

This body will have two deputies (including at least one representing regional Victoria) and will be supported by a five-member advisory council.

Melbourne criminal network behind $36 million tobacco empire busted, seven tonnes of illegal tobacco seized

Authorities seized tobacco manufacturing equipment, filters, vapes, a cash counting machine, electronic devices, and approximately 70 pallets of alleged illicit tobacco products.

Ley removes Jacinta Nampijinpa Price from Coalition frontbench after days of internal turmoil

She described the episode as disappointing for the Liberal Party, adding that she will learn from it and believes the party will emerge stronger.

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Museum of Chinese in Australia opens in Sydney to celebrate more than 180 years of history and heritage

“This museum will celebrate a vital thread through the history of our modern nation. I can’t think of a better site than Haymarket – a place synonymous with the Chinese-Australian story – or a more fitting time of year to open it.”

Trump hikes global tariffs to 15% as the fallout from Supreme Court loss continues

Trump had imposed sweeping “reciprocal tariffs” last year under an emergency powers act, but the court ruled this law did not authorise him to do so.

South Africa hammer India by 76 runs, end unbeaten run in T20 World Cup

Bumrah was India’s standout bowler with 3/15, becoming India’s highest wicket-taker in T20 World Cup history
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