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Can protection visas be refused under s 501 for character grounds?
On 24 December 2019, the Full Federal Court found that the Section 501 character test did not apply to applications for protection visas under s
New Zealanders planning legal challenge to Australian citizenship laws
An article in The Guardian on 28 January 2020 reports that a lobby group of New Zealand citizens plans to challenge Australia’s citizenship laws in
High Court rules Aboriginal Australians are not aliens
The High Court of Australia has today ruled that Aboriginal Australians, even if not Australian citizens, cannot be considered “aliens” and therefore are beyond the
Are planes the new boats?
It has been known for some time that the number of asylum seekers arriving in Australia by plane far exceeds the number of boat arrivals.
Stateless
Last Sunday saw the premiere of a six part ABC mini-series on the theme of refugees and Australia’s controversial treatment of them. One of the
Don’t believe everything the Department tells you
Senior Migration Agent Thong Nguyen of Parish Patience Immigration Lawyers was recently contacted by a person who wanted to sponsor his mother and her de
Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL) ANNOUNCED!!!
Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL) announcedThe 17 occupations (ANZSCO code) are: Priority Migration Skilled Occupation ListChief Executive or Managing Director (111111) Construction Project Manager
Consequences? Failure To Reply To Invitation To Comment or response from the Administrative Appeals
Requests for information, comment or response from the Administrative Appeals TribunalExhausting the natural justice hearing rule A feature of merits review under both Part 5