A backlog of more than 150,000 parent visa applications presents some tough choices for the Minister for the Department of Home Affairs.
The PR industry is being rebadged, but the history it tells omits the key role women have played, and many of its milestones and missteps.
It was the comic strip and movies that unleashed the legendary Australian comedian, and many of his characters, on the world.
Parents wanting to migrate to Australia to join their children face ludicrous delays, and if opting for a paid contributory visa, exorbitant fees.
Forcing people to pass an English test in order to become Australian citizens creates a range of practical and ethical problems, while producing little benefit for migrants and their host society.
The ruling could justify the future visa cancellation of any individual who is seen as a ‘role model’ and who may be perceived as causing social unrest.
Australia's a nation largely built on the shoulders of those who came here seeking a better life, but we’re still wrestling with what that means for our modern identity. A new "What Happens Next?" podcast series explores the policies and attitudes shaping society’s approach to immigration.
Social inequality’s not inevitable, and it’s not too late to change it. On an all-new episode of Monash University’s “What Happens Next?” podcast, Dr Susan Carland and guest experts identify key approaches to ensure all Australians are equally represented in the halls of power.
The collapse of Afghanistan’s government, the American military withdrawal and failure of its mission put women’s safety and freedoms at grave risk.
A new survey paints a picture of the lives of migrant women and refugees in Australia before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Research is shining a light on why communities’ perceptions of their social fabric aren't the reality on the ground.
Last year, despite closed borders, shuttered businesses, and their first recession in 26 years, Australians became more optimistic.
A xenophobe, an anti-vaxxer and a COVID sceptic walk into a bar ... Conspiracy theories and the Australian far right is no joke.
How big does the problem have to be before something is done about it?
New research shows women on temporary visas are trapped in family violence by a lack of financial support, safe accommodation, and the threat of their visa being revoked.
To what extent is "welfare chauvinism" apparent in One Nation’s views of social welfare policies in relation to Indigenous Australians, refugees and asylum seekers?
The COVID-19 crisis presents an opportunity to revive manufacturing.
With COVID-19 bringing an end to the immigration boom, at least for now, what does it mean for our society, and the world?
With the pandemic having slashed travel in Victoria, research is examining whether the government spending tens of billions on its transport agenda is a worthwhile investment.
Migrant visa holders have for years been feeling the pain of family separation that many of us are now experiencing in isolation.
How might the controlling of human mobility translate into a "new normal" beyond the coronavirus pandemic?
A new study examines the racial and cultural attitudes held towards minority groups by people across Melbourne.
The urgency of the risks and issues facing women on temporary visas is dangerously heightened by COVID-19.
The number of speakers may have fallen away, but interest in Yiddish culture and language is now experiencing a global revival, including in Melbourne.
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