A social media account supposedly linked to anti-immigrant lobby group Operation Dudula has alleged that Nigerian smugglers using fake South African identity documents have placed citizens under surveillance when applying for visas. In short, News examines whether this claim is valid. PAY ATTENTION: Follow Briefly News on Twitter and never miss the hottest topics! Find …

Employees in the horticulture industry will benefit from a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by Woolworths Group and the Retail Supply Chain Alliance this week, which will see the organizations working together to protect the welfare of Australian workers. The Retail Supply Chain Alliance is a partnership between the Transport Workers’ Union (TWU); Australian …

ALBANY – An Australian national who has been repeatedly accused of defrauding women in his home country, including allegedly defrauding his mother, was sentenced to time served on Wednesday, eight months after pleading guilty visa fraud. Paul Carter, who lived in Watervliet as Paul Hamilton, was also ordered to pay a $5,000 fine after a …

(State Dept./Mr. Gregory) (State Dept./Mr. Gregory) This article is part of a series describing key players in the Russian government’s disinformation campaigns. You can also read more about the diffuser Vladimir Solovyov. Dmitry Peskov lives a life of luxury beyond his means as a public servant. That’s because he’s served Russian President Vladimir Putin as …

An Irish grandmother who was refused entry to Australia to visit her son last night said she had been ‘treated like a criminal’. Anne Ryan Murphy and her husband Audie flew to Perth to see their son Karl, his future partner Leanne and their 20-month-old granddaughter Khaleesi earlier this week. But their 19-hour flight on …

Inflation hit 7% in March and the Bank of England has warned it could hit 10% this year. Meanwhile, fiscal pressure is on track to reach its highest level since the 1940s. Jason Porter of Blevins Franks, a financial adviser for expats, said there had been a “tremendous” increase in the number of people looking …

Five Afghan families who were sponsored by the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) remain stranded, desperately waiting for humanitarian visas issued by the Australian government. Key points: Families have been waiting for visa updates since September The Australian Olympic Committee discussed the plight of families last week More than 60 Afghan athletes and their families were …

World number one Novak Djokovic says he has sympathy for the Russian players who won’t have the chance to compete at Wimbledon this year. In early January, Djokovic announced on Instagram that he had been granted a medical exemption to compete in Australia. When Djokovic landed in Australia, he was met by Australian Border Force …

Carmela Falzon, a Sydney woman, lives alone in a stunning three-storey waterfront house on the Northern Beaches She said offering her extra space to a Ukrainian family in need was a no-brainer. But the requests kept coming. “My details were still in a database and I just couldn’t say no,” she said. “I became emotionally …

A health staff member who says she is driven from her town by juvenile delinquency has warned of a security ‘ticking time bomb’ awaiting international arrivals heading to the Kimberleys on work visas. Key points: Crime rates raise safety concerns for international workers arriving in the region on migration visas East Kimberley Chamber of Commerce …

Australia’s Electoral Commission insists every postal vote from overseas will be counted after the Federal Government drastically reduced the number of embassies that would be used as polling stations. According to the commission, only 19 of the 109 designated overseas voting booths will operate during this election as embassies seek to reduce the risk of …

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Peter Dutton has denied claims that Australians should be prepared for the inconceivable are used to instill fear during an election campaign. An extraordinary claim that Australians should be prepared for a chemical weapons attack was not designed to scare people during an election campaign, says Peter Dutton. The Defense Minister told the Sunday Telegraph …

A Cook Islands businessman is asking the New Zealand government to add Fiji to its transit visa exemption list to address its labor shortage. Steve Anderson, owner of Pacific Property and Anderson Ltd, among other businesses, said a severe labor shortage was suffocating employers with around 700 vacancies in the Cook Islands, largely due to …

Immigration to a foreign country requires a number of administrative steps and procedures that are not always easy to read and understand for ordinary mortals. Therefore, you will always need the help of a lawyer or a professional consultant to guide you through the process. With over a decade of experience in the immigration industry, …

TPVs are issued to asylum seekers who arrive in Australia without a visa and can last up to three years. Holders of these visas are allowed to work and have access to Medicare. When asked at a press conference in Cairns on Sunday if he supported temporary protection visas, Mr Albanese said ‘yes’. Shortly after, …

A 2018 study by legal experts from the University of Oxford found that deportees did not have proper identity papers when they arrived in Rwanda. Their only such document, a travel document produced by Israel, was confiscated. “Throughout the journey, those interviewed faced human trafficking, incarceration, the threat of forced deportation to Eritrea, harsh starvation …

Leaked documents reveal that the Chinese Embassy in the Solomon Islands made an unsuccessful attempt to import a sniper rifle, two machine guns and dozens of pistols and rifles to Honiara last year after violent riots rocked the city. Key points: China’s arms and security demand came a week after riots broke out in Honiara …

We offered unlimited visas to Ukrainian refugees, but 700,000 displaced Afghans do not receive the same treatment. So much for respect for human rights in democratic Australia, writes Bilal Cleland. RUSSIA’S INVASION of Ukraine not only highlighted the nature of global imperialism – echoing the conflict of rival empires before the Great War of 1914-18 …

“We are starting from scratch and cannot assume that migration levels will return to where they were two years ago.” Solve the poll conducted for the Herald and age in November, Australians were wary of a “big Australia”, with 58% of voters backing the idea of ​​restarting migration at a lower level than before the …

Coronation Street fans spotted a glitch as Emma Brooker’s exit storyline was confirmed. The character, played by Alexandra Mardell, is set to leave Weatherfield in Friday’s episode. She’s endured a turbulent time on the cobbles since she was in the car when Faye Windass accidentally knocked down an elderly man named Ted. Emma and Faye …

Australia may need to lift its financial support for Afghanistan, a parliamentary committee has found, as the scale of the humanitarian and economic crises in the war-torn country have continued to worsen in the months since followed the withdrawal of American and Australian forces last year. The final report of the Senate inquiry into Australia’s …

Second of 5 games WHAT’S NEW Down Under? As with most countries with residency migration pathways, Australia plans to increase the number of skilled migrants it will accept for the country’s 2023 program year from July 1 this year. The downside is that the cap of 160,000 places for this program year will remain unchanged …

At least 18 refugees have been released from Australian immigration detention centres, according to the Resource Center for Asylum Seekers. Earlier reports suggested 20 refugees had been cleared from detention centers in Victoria, NSW and Queensland. A spokesperson for the CURC said it was able to confirm 18 people were released late Friday evening, although …

Choosing to migrate to another country is an important step that requires a lot of work. There is a lot of information available, which can be confusing or overwhelming. There are specific steps you need to take if you want to move to Australia. You don’t just pack your things, get on the plane and …

Vietnamese workers will be the first to be employed on Australian farms under its agriculture-specific visa scheme. Key points: Federal Foreign Minister Marise Payne says Australia shares an optimistic agenda with Vietnam There are questions about how many workers will arrive from Vietnam and when they will arrive Agriculture Minister David Littleproud claimed the visa …

By Alison Brook* Two years after closing its borders, New Zealand has slowly begun the process of opening up to skilled migrants and international students. This comes as competition intensifies for skilled migrant labor in an extremely tight post-COVID global job market. Net migration to New Zealand fell to negative in 2021 for the first …

Refugees who have tried to reach Australia by boat have spent years on remote islands or held in immigration detention, which has taken a toll on their mental health. New Zealand has announced it will welcome 450 asylum seekers and refugees detained in Australia or in its offshore detention center in Nauru under Australia’s hardline …

Liberal Party backbenchers are pushing Treasurer Josh Frydenberg to use next week’s budget to unleash a ‘grey army’ of retired workers to boost the country’s tight jobs market, calling for an end an effective tax rate of more than 60% on their income. In a policy strongly backed by pensioner groups and even mining billionaire …

The proposal includes 20,000 humanitarian visa spaces plus an additional 20,000 spaces for refugees from Afghanistan. Community and refugee groups across Australia have come together with the Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) to write an open letter to the Australian government calling for an immediate and urgent reversal of the reductions in humanitarian visa places. …

Australia has released nine refugees from a detention center at Melbourne’s infamous Park Hotel, the same property where Novak Djokovic was held earlier this year. Activists said at least four other refugees had also been released from other detention centers in Melbourne and Brisbane in what appeared to be the government’s attempt to deflect a …