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Wednesday 11 November 2026

Immigration detention climbs to 1,278 in September

Home Affairs says 1,278 people were in immigration detention at the end of September, up 149 in a year. Of those held, 622 lost visas on character grounds.

Bel McRae Tuesday 10 November 2026, open calendar7 min read

Photo: DIAC images / Flickr via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0, modified.

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There were 1,278 people in Australian immigration detention at the end of September. That's 149 more than a year earlier, according to the Department of Home Affairs' latest monthly summary, released last Thursday.

A multilingual welcome sign inside Villawood Immigration Detention Centre in Sydney — Photo: DIAC images / Flickr via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0, modified.

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