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Immigration issues

Immigration issues

By: SBS
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 Make sense of Australia’s migration policies, with news reports and interviews about visas, citizenship, passports and more from the SBS News team.Copyright 2025, Special Broadcasting Services Political Science Politics & Government Social Sciences
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  • INTERVIEW: Associate Professor Bassina Farbenblum

    INTERVIEW: Associate Professor Bassina Farbenblum
    Nov 22 2025
    As thousands of international students prepare to take summer holiday jobs, Associate Professor Bassina Farbenblum, an expert on migrants' rights from the University of New South Wales, warns that more is needed to protect students from wage theft and abuse. She says Australia has a ‘pervasive problem’ with workplace exploitation of international students and those on temporary visas. Dr Farbenblum is speaking to SBS’s Sandra Fulloon.
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    10 mins
  • New names added to migration Welcome Wall at National Maritime Museum

    New names added to migration Welcome Wall at National Maritime Museum
    Nov 22 2025
    Two panels have been unveiled at Australia's National Maritime Museum to honour a new group of migrant families. Museum Director and CEO Ms Daryl Karp and Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke say the Monument is a celebration of the long history of migrants who have shaped modern Australia.
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    4 mins
  • Calls for a better refugee response as Australia approaches one millionth visa milestone

    Calls for a better refugee response as Australia approaches one millionth visa milestone
    Nov 8 2025
    Australia is set to issue its one millionth permanent humanitarian visa since the end of World War II as early as the end of this year. The milestone has prompted celebration over the immense contribution refugees make to Australia's national story. But refugee rights organisations say it's a pertinent time to consider how Australia can improve its response to mass global displacement.
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    6 mins
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