ILLEGAL ALIENS – AUSTRALIA

Nuclear power ‘not cool’, declares Forrest, as iron ore threat looms

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Original article by Brad Thompson
The Australian – Page: 15 : 11-Apr-25

Mining magnate and philanthropist Andrew Forrest has told a business breakfast in Perth that nuclear power is not the best energy option for Australia. Amongst other things, he questioned why taxpayers should fund nuclear power stations via the Coalition’s plans if the private sector is not willing to take on the "massive risk". The founder of Fortescue also warned that Australia’s iron ore industry is facing challenges such as the low grade and high impurities of Pilbara iron ore, as well as imminent competition from the higher-grade ore that will soon be produced in Africa.

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FORTESCUE LIMITED – ASX FMG

Border dodgers’ criminal rampage: Cost to Aussies is $100m

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Original article by Remy Varga
Herald Sun – Page: Online : 5-Mar-25

Data from the Department of Home Affairs shows that 291 former immigration detainees have now been released since the High Court’s landmark NZYQ ruling. The figures also show that 90 former detainees have been charged with various offences by state and territory authorities since their release; 17 have been given new custodial sentences and five have received suspended sentences. Meanwhile, the former detainees – all of whom have criminal records in Australia – have now cost taxpayers more than $100m since they were released into the community. This includes $73.7m on operational costs, $24.3m on administration costs and $18.6m worth of legal fees. The ex-detainees are also receiving government payments of up to $1,000 each fortnight.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF HOME AFFAIRS, HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Andrew Giles approved rule change that raised risk serious criminals might keep visas

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Original article by Paul Karp
The Guardian Australia – Page: Online : 4-Sep-24

Former immigration minister Andrew Giles continues to attract scrutiny over his handling of visas for non-citizens who have been convicted of crimes in Australia. Documents obtained via freedom of information laws show that Giles had increased the threshold for ministerial reconsideration of visa cancellations on character grounds in March 2023. Giles had previously reviewed cases from the Administative Appeals Tribunal if a non-citizen was deemed to be a ‘serious risk’ of offending, but this threshold was raised to a ‘very serious ongoing risk’. This decision was overturned by Tony Burke when he took over the home affairs and immigration portfolio earlier in 2024.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF HOME AFFAIRS

No stopping boats if you stop looking

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Original article by Ben Packham
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 30-Jul-24

New data has raised concern about Australia’s ability to detect illegal maritime arrivals. US-based Leidos is required to undertake 15,000 hours of aerial surveillance each year under its Operation Sovereign Borders contract. However, the defence company’s total flight time in 2022-23 was just 12,691 hours, which is 20.7 per cent lower than the previous year. The Senate was recently told that this had fallen by a further two per cent in the first 11 months of 2023-24. The Coalition contends that addressing the decline in aerial surveillance and maritime patrols should be a priority for new Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke.

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LEIDOS, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF HOME AFFAIRS

Brutal portrait of ALP’s detainee woes – and ministers go missing in action

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Original article by Geoff Chambers, Paul Garvey
The Australian – Page: 1 & 2 : 30-Apr-24

The federal government is under renewed scrutiny following revelations that a former immigration detainee participated in a home invasion in which a 73-year-old woman was brutually assaulted. It is alleged that Kuwait national Majid Jamshidi Doukoshkan was one of three men who robbed a Perth couple. He was released into the community in late 2023 after the High Court ruled that indefinite detention is unlawful. Doukoshkan was granted bail earlier in 2024 after being charged with two counts of breaching a curfew order. The Opposition has called on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to sack Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil and Immigration Minister Andrew Giles if they refuse to accept responsibility for the detainee disaster.

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HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Shorten loss on gay marriage

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Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 6 : 27-Jul-15

The Australian Labor Party’s National Conference has endorsed the policy of Opposition Leader Bill Shorten to turn back asylum-seeker boats. Meanwhile, conference delegates have voted in favour of giving Labor MPs a conscience vote on the issue of same-sex marriage, although this will be limited to the current and next term of parliament. Shorten has committed to legalising same-sex marriage within 100 days if Labor wins the next federal election. Labor’s policy on a renewable energy target and an emissions trading scheme were also endorsed.

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AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, NATIONAL UNION OF WORKERS, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF IMMIGRATION AND BORDER PROTECTION