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NZYQ cohort stands at 342 as fewer wear ankle monitors
Home Affairs figures show 342 people released after the NZYQ ruling held bridging visas in February. Fewer of them were under electronic monitoring.
Australia correspondent
Bel McRae
Australia desk
Bel McRae covers the Australia and Roads desks, with 48 stories so far, 37 of them for the Australia desk. A big share follows One Nation, from its polling and its Victorian launch to Pauline Hanson's policy calls, alongside Canberra and the power grid. On Roads, McRae reports on highways, rail and freight, from the Strzelecki Track sealing to Melbourne Airport Rail.
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Hanson presses Burke over Home Affairs grants to MyCentre
Pauline Hanson wants Tony Burke to say if ASIO or the AFP were asked before $68,136 in Home Affairs grants went to MyCentre in Broadmeadows.
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Thieves steal bronze plaques from Adelaide war memorial
Four bronze plaques were torn from the 1924 Burnside District Fallen Soldiers' Memorial in Rose Park. Police are investigating a suspected scrap theft.
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Channel small boat arrivals reach 20,935 this year
Home Office figures show 20,935 people crossed the Channel in small boats by 8 October. That is down 41 per cent on the same period of 2025.
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Federal Court rejects James Daniel's tolerance argument
A New Zealand citizen jailed for robbery in armed company argued his 25 years here earned him more tolerance. The Federal Court found no error.
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Home Affairs cancelled 779 visas on character grounds
Character cancellations fell 19 per cent last financial year. Drug, assault and child sex offences were the leading reasons, Home Affairs figures show.
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Immigration detention rises to 1,245 in August
Home Affairs says 1,245 people were in immigration detention at the end of August, up 132 on a year ago. Most held in facilities have a criminal history.
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Court backs minister's override in Brenton Morgan visa case
A tribunal gave back the visa of a New Zealand citizen jailed for drug trafficking. The Assistant Minister cancelled it again, and the court backed him.
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Lex Takarua loses Federal Court bid to stop his removal
A New Zealand citizen whose visa was cancelled over his criminal record has lost his court case. An injunction had stopped his removal since November.
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One Nation level with Labor on 24% in Victorian RedBridge poll
One Nation and Labor are both on 24% in the RedBridge Victorian poll. Victorians vote on 28 November.
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Canberra crash: Weston massage business burgled after car hit it
A Weston massage business in Canberra says it was burgled the night a car crashed into its shopfront on Friday. ACT Policing is looking into it.