Immigration
'Held against our will': Dutch citizens struggle to leave Australia
Delays in processing travel exemption requests are causing stress and hardship for people who want to depart the country.
- by Andrew Taylor
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Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
To gather is human. In a plague, it can go wrong, whoever you are
A virus spreads and extreme voices blame multiculturalism. This is why they're wrong.
- by Tony Wright
Hong Kong protests
Australia set to offer safe haven visas to Hong Kong residents
Australia is set to offer safe-haven visas to Hong Kong residents as the Chinese territory is consumed by another wave of protests and arrests.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Coronavirus pandemic
Asylum seekers' COVID fears as Ombudsman urges less crowding
The inspection of centres in Queensland, Victoria and Western Australia by the Commonwealth Ombudsman found all three facilities were nearing capacity.
- by Lucy Stone and Matt Dennien
Rohingya
Australia urged to help Rohingya refugees in limbo
The fate of 94 Rohingya refugees, who have been brought to shore in Indonesia's Aceh province, remains unclear.
- by James Massola and Anthony Galloway
Rohingya
Dozens killed as boat capsizes in Bagladesh
The boat was carrying more than 50 passengers, including local government officers.
- by Sameer Yasir
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TV & radio
SBS series shines light on 'incredibly complicated' immigration process
Who Gets to Stay in Australia? captures the life-changing moments when participants are told whether they can call Australia home or will be asked to leave.
- by Michael Lallo
Australian recession
Three million Australians cut spending as virus recession hits income
A survey by the ABS revealed the pandemic's economic impact will last longer, with many households unwilling to return to their pre-virus spending ways.
- by Shane Wright
Protest
Dozens arrested in third weekend of hotel detention protests
Almost 40 people have been arrested in a third weekend of large protests against the detention of refugees in a Brisbane hotel, after police took action to limit them last weekend.
- by Matt Dennien and Darren Cartwright
Childcare
'Take action now': Call to open borders to au pairs
Families who use au pairs are scrambling for alternative childcare as about 10,000 backpackers leave Australia every month and new ones are barred from entry because of border restrictions.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
USA
US judge orders immigrant children to be freed from detention
Some 124 immigrant children in family detention with their parents are set to be released next month - but not the 1000 unaccompanied minors in other centres.